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Caldera SN-4696 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4696-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,477 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,832
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.33
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4696 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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