Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8956 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,725 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,225
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.93
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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