Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9685 Core 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9685-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index13,263 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,225
Street price$439
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.21
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9685 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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