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Caldera SN-4956 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4956-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,461 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,195
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.07
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4956 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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