Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9438 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9438-EDGE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,818 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,252
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.66
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9438 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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