Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6042 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6042-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index7,348 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,682
Street price$129
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar56.96
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6042 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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