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Caldera SN-6960 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6960-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,117 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,628
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar104.43
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6960 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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