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Caldera SN-9668 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9668-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,979 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,026
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.39
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9668 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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