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Caldera SN-9296 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9296-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,044 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,685
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.62
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9296 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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