Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4204 Ultra 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4204-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,640 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,786
Street price$49
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.69
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4204 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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