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Caldera SN-8956 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,022 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,065
Street price$139
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.52
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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