Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6738 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6738-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,186 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,707
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.51
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6738 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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