Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9596 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9596-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,585 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,581
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.70
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9596 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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