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Caldera SN-1996 Ultra 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1996-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,990 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,762
Street price$249
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.12
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1996 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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