Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9681 Core 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9681-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,373 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,472
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.67
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9681 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read580K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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