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Caldera SN-9821 Core 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9821-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,956 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,768
Street price$129
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar53.92
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9821 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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