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Caldera SN-9494 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9494-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,382 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,470
Street price$129
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar57.22
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9494 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,380K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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