Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8953 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8953-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,312 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,112
Street price$469
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.52
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8953 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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