Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6430 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6430-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,096 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,997
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.16
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6430 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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