Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8960 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8960-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,619 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,372
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar95.24
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8960 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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