Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4946 SE 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4946-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index12,034 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,105
Street price$399
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.16
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4946 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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