Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8959 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8959-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,388 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,267
Street price$359
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.72
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8959 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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