Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3969 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3969-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index14,611 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,160
Street price$599
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.39
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3969 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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