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Caldera SN-6438 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6438-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,810 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,298
Street price$139
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.99
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6438 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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