Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4238 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4238-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,840 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,585
Street price$129
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.78
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4238 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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