Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1996 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1996-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,420 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,006
Street price$129
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar57.52
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1996 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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