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Caldera SN-6438 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6438-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index10,839 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,907
Street price$309
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.08
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6438 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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