Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9685 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9685-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,933 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,345
Street price$129
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.50
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9685 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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