Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5996 Edge 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5996-EDGE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,754 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,769
Street price$329
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.73
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5996 Edge
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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