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Caldera SN-9657 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9657-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,989 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,562
Street price$369
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.49
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9657 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,800 MB/s
Sequential write12,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,970K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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