Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8957 Prime 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8957-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,040 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,078
Street price$379
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.13
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8957 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read10,800 MB/s
Sequential write10,400 MB/s
Random 4K read2,800K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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