Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9986 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9986-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,139 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,037
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.48
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9986 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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