Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9796 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9796-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,941 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,324
Street price$449
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.59
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9796 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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