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Caldera SN-9638 Prime 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9638-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index9,148 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,534
Street price$199
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.97
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9638 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read490K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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