Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8994 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8994-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,995 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,002
Street price$179
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.66
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8994 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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