Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5956 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5956-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,688 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,112
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.56
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5956 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,800 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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