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Caldera SN-6494 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6494-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,444 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,469
Street price$199
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar42.43
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6494 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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