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Caldera SN-8981 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,666 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,157
Street price$129
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.43
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8981 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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