Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2989 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2989-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,881 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,724
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.63
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2989 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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