Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9950 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9950-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,292 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,630
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.69
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9950 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,190K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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