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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9730-TI · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,449 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,461
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.97
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9730 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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