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Caldera SN-9956 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9956-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index9,034 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,699
Street price$219
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar41.25
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9956 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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