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Caldera SN-6996 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6996-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,561 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,173
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.48
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6996 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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