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Caldera SN-1686 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1686-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,289 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,193
Street price$359
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.23
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1686 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read550K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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