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Caldera SN-9697 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9697-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,962 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,778
Street price$259
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar38.46
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9697 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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