Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5686 Ultra 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5686-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,183 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#563
Street price$469
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.11
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5686 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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