Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9042 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9042-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,158 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,921
Street price$179
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.58
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9042 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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