Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5494 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5494-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,307 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,979
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.91
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5494 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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