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Caldera SN-8956 XT 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,711 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,787
Street price$349
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.56
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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