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Caldera SN-6961 Ultra 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6961-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,800 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,911
Street price$269
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.43
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6961 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write6,300 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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