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Caldera SN-4946 Plus 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4946-PLUS · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index13,754 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,419
Street price$479
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.71
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4946 Plus
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,100 MB/s
Sequential write12,300 MB/s
Random 4K read2,570K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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