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Caldera SN-9838 Core 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9838-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index10,065 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,962
Street price$249
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.42
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9838 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read550K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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