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Caldera SN-1196 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1196-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,876 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#978
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.51
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1196 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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