Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9698 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9698-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index14,238 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,918
Street price$549
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.93
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9698 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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