Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7178 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7178-MAX · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,269 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,248
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.35
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7178 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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