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Caldera SN-9494 Prime 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9494-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index8,703 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,401
Street price$169
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.50
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9494 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write2,400 MB/s
Random 4K read360K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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