Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7981 Max 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7981-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index11,211 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,378
Street price$339
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.07
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7981 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,200 MB/s
Sequential write11,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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