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Caldera SN-8959 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8959-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,623 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,246
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.04
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8959 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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