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Caldera SN-9796 SE 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9796-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,406 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,619
Street price$489
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.42
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9796 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,600 MB/s
Sequential write10,800 MB/s
Random 4K read2,550K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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