Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9680 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9680-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,593 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,155
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.85
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9680 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,090K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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