Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6949 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6949-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,498 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,077
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.19
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6949 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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