Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6196 Max 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6196-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,743 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,384
Street price$319
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.81
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6196 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,100 MB/s
Sequential write10,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,650K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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