Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6242 Ultra 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6242-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index14,736 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,826
Street price$599
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.60
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6242 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,070K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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