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Caldera SN-6438 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6438-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,331 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,500
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.39
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6438 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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