Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9696 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9696-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,197 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,194
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.60
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9696 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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