Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2949 Max 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2949-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index14,900 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,401
Street price$539
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.64
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2949 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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