Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8950 XT 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8950-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index12,194 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,406
Street price$399
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.56
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8950 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,800 MB/s
Sequential write13,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,740K 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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