Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9494 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9494-TI · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,425 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,008
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.19
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9494 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,000K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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