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Caldera SN-9691 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9691-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,124 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,972
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.26
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9691 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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