Caldera SN-2943 Plus 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2943-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-18
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,864 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #28,237 |
| Street price | $59 |
| Power | 6 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 82.44 |
| Released | 2019 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-2943 Plus |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential read | 2,900 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 1,900 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 430K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 238-layer |
| Cache | DRAM-less (HMB) |
| Endurance | 300 TBW (0.55 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Heatsink | None |
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