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Caldera SN-5969 XT 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5969-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,397 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,728
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.62
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5969 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read500K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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