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Caldera SN-8981 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,809 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,518
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.41
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8981 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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