Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6243 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6243-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,865 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,429
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.00
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6243 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read920K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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