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Caldera SN-9694 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9694-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index10,932 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,590
Street price$309
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.38
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9694 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,400 MB/s
Sequential write11,200 MB/s
Random 4K read2,640K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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