Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4198 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4198-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,741 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,635
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.36
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4198 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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