Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9685 Ultra 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9685-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index11,715 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,486
Street price$379
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.91
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9685 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,100 MB/s
Sequential write10,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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