Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4994 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4994-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,957 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,284
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar101.16
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4994 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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