Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9963 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9963-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,443 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,660
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.11
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9963 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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