Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8962 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8962-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index7,046 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,985
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.29
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8962 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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