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Caldera SN-6981 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6981-EDGE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,445 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,887
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.92
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6981 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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