Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4493 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4493-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,309 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,771
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.94
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4493 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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