Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6938 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6938-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,848 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,392
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar98.94
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6938 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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