Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9986 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9986-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,657 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,604
Street price$189
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.80
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9986 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,340K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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