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Caldera SN-8981 XT 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index10,304 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,073
Street price$309
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.35
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8981 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,800 MB/s
Sequential write11,200 MB/s
Random 4K read2,750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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