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Caldera SN-9696 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9696-MAX · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,176 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,964
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.01
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9696 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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