Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9979 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9979-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,626 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,121
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.41
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9979 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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