Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1294 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1294-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,767 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,585
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.75
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1294 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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