Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6980 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6980-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,638 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,968
Street price$159
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.33
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6980 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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