Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6049 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6049-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,831
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.14
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6049 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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