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Caldera SN-9956 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9956-EDGE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,861 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,613
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.39
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9956 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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