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Caldera SN-9461 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9461-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,171 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,615
Street price$109
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar56.61
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9461 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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