Hardware Spec Index

Altrix SN-8956 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Altrix · SKU SN8956-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,452 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,148
Street price$339
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.78
Released2020

Specifications

BrandAltrix
ModelAltrix SN-8956 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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