Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9556 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9556-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,692 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,187
Street price$239
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.55
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9556 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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