Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9434 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9434-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,250 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,642
Street price$349
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.10
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9434 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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