Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9601 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9601-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,417
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.18
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9601 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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