Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9693 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9693-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,903 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,116
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.72
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9693 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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