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Caldera SN-6686 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6686-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,163 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,201
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.51
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6686 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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