Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2945 Prime 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2945-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,346 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,458
Street price$99
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.10
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2945 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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