Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8696 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8696-ULTRA · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,977 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,501
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.16
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8696 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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