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Caldera SN-2196 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2196-PRO · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,966 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,867
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.17
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2196 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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