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Caldera SN-9681 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9681-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,136 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,105
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.94
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9681 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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