Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6996-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,923 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.97
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6996 Edge
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,070K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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