Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6438 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6438-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,992
Street price$239
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.46
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6438 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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