Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4494 Ultra 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4494-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,479 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,685
Street price$429
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.09
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4494 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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