Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7021 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7021-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,573 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,588
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.77
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7021 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,200K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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