Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7997 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7997-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,578 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,112
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.43
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7997 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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