Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1698 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1698-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index5,058 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,301
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.73
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1698 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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