Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5949 Max 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5949-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index11,170 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,047
Street price$329
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.95
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5949 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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