Caldera SN-8981 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 11,152 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #22,703 |
| Street price | $329 |
| Power | 6 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 33.90 |
| Released | 2021 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-8981 Plus |
| Capacity | 4 TB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Sequential read | 7,100 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,800 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 840K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 238-layer |
| Cache | DDR4 DRAM, 4 GB |
| Endurance | 2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Heatsink | Heatsink edition available |
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