Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1996 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1996-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,798 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,299
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.92
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1996 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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