Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8956 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-PRO · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index10,953 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,107
Street price$329
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.29
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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