Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9196 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9196-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,655 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,629
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar95.00
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9196 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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