Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6956 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6956-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,088 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,642
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.74
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6956 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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