Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2956 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2956-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,891 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,577
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.82
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2956 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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