Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9942 Core 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9942-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,866 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,713
Street price$359
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.05
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9942 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,700 MB/s
Sequential write10,500 MB/s
Random 4K read2,390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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