Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6955 Pro 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6955-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,831 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,797
Street price$79
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.81
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6955 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write1,400 MB/s
Random 4K read510K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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