Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1688 Max 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1688-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,892 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,091
Street price$279
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.46
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1688 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read420K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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