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Caldera SN-9438 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9438-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index8,774 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,735
Street price$199
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.09
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9438 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,140K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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