Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9688 SE 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9688-SE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,907 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,639
Street price$509
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.32
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9688 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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