Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9438 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9438-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,520 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,711
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.10
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9438 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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