Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9686 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9686-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,893 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,911
Street price$339
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.13
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9686 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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