Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6940 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6940-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,655 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#575
Street price$109
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.06
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6940 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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