Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6981 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6981-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,142 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,529
Street price$159
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.21
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6981 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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