Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6986 Pro 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6986-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,013 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,495
Street price$229
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.36
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6986 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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