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Caldera SN-9617 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9617-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,569 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,008
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.49
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9617 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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