Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1688 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1688-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,061 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,358
Street price$229
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.57
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1688 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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