Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7697 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7697-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,761 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,564
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.69
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7697 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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