Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9688 Edge 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9688-EDGE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,764 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,916
Street price$419
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.08
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9688 Edge
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,070K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

Related guides

NVMe SSDs ExplainedM.2 SSD Sizes and KeysSSD Endurance ExplainedDRAM vs DRAM-less SSDsPCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 5.0

Similar SSDs

ModelBenchmarkPriceCompare
Strivon SN-6506 Pro 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD8,828$239Compare
Caldera SN-1406 Ti 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD5,715$79Compare
Caldera SN-8611 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD8,056$169Compare
Novexa SN-8054 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD9,750$289Compare
Strivon SN-6906 Edge 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD8,833$209Compare
Novexa SN-2895 Prime 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD11,819$419Compare

All SSDs · JSON

Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Caldera SN-9688 Edge 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD”, https://vextor7.com/item/6013474 (accessed 2026-10-23).