Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9296 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9296-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,426 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,205
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.91
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9296 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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