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Caldera SN-9742 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9742-ULTRA · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index9,891 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,526
Street price$229
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.19
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9742 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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