Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4438 Ultra 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4438-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,519 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,290
Street price$309
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.04
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4438 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,300 MB/s
Sequential write12,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,550K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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