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Caldera SN-6493 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6493-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,305 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,858
Street price$439
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.31
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6493 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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