Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9860 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9860-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,569 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,406
Street price$149
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.80
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9860 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read550K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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