Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8494 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8494-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,727 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,906
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.00
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8494 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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