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Caldera SN-9976 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9976-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,460 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,922
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.54
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9976 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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