Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8697 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8697-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,042 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,274
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar53.97
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8697 Plus
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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