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Caldera SN-6696 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6696-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,853 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,944
Street price$139
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.30
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6696 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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