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Caldera SN-9796 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9796-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,296 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,740
Street price$129
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar56.56
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9796 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,020K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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