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Caldera SN-6986 Edge 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6986-EDGE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,422 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,668
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.92
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6986 Edge
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,000 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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