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Caldera SN-8945 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8945-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,715 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,936
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.83
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8945 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,140K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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