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Caldera SN-9697 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9697-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,821 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,667
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.90
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9697 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,020K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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