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Caldera SN-6946 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6946-SE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,844 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,737
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.03
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6946 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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