Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8946 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8946-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,274 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,166
Street price$179
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.22
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8946 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read500K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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