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Caldera SN-6706 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6706-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,871 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,551
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.56
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6706 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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