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Caldera SN-9698 SE 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9698-SE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,949 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,071
Street price$329
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.28
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9698 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,500 MB/s
Sequential write11,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,410K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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