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Caldera SN-5996 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5996-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index10,521 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,303
Street price$309
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.05
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5996 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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