Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4293 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4293-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,517 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,251
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.96
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4293 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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