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Caldera SN-9243 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9243-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,296 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,824
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.67
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9243 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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