Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9978 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9978-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,170 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,019
Street price$119
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.25
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9978 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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