Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6442 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6442-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index14,555 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,085
Street price$529
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.51
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6442 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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