Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9612 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9612-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index5,588 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,306
Street price$79
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.73
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9612 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,100 MB/s
Sequential write1,400 MB/s
Random 4K read400K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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