Hardware Spec Index

Altrix SN-8979 Ultra 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Altrix · SKU SN8979-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,705 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,492
Street price$399
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.34
Released2021

Specifications

BrandAltrix
ModelAltrix SN-8979 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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