Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9688-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index13,497 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,064
Street price$519
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.01
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9688 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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