Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9278 Ultra 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9278-ULTRA · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index14,681 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,955
Street price$569
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.80
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9278 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,100 MB/s
Sequential write12,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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