Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6486 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6486-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,303 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,706
Street price$209
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.51
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6486 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read360K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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