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Caldera SN-9686 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9686-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index10,705 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,702
Street price$279
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar38.37
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9686 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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