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Caldera SN-9730 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9730-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,548 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,573
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.82
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9730 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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