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Caldera SN-8996 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8996-EDGE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,563 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,259
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.21
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8996 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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