Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9638 SE 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9638-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,089 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,514
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9638 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

Related guides

NVMe SSDs ExplainedM.2 SSD Sizes and KeysSSD Endurance ExplainedDRAM vs DRAM-less SSDsPCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 5.0

Similar SSDs

ModelBenchmarkPriceCompare
Caldera SN-5087 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD13,287$569Compare
Altrix SN-5665 SE 1TB SATA 2.5-inch SSD3,599$39Compare
Strivon SN-4211 XT 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD10,456$239Compare
Novexa SN-1816 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD7,685$159Compare
Strivon SN-2388 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD5,665$79Compare
Caldera SN-9870 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD7,788$149Compare

All SSDs · JSON

Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Caldera SN-9638 SE 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD”, https://vextor7.com/item/3802064 (accessed 2026-10-19).