Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3956 Core 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3956-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,152 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,129
Street price$299
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.30
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3956 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,000 MB/s
Sequential write9,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,420K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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