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Caldera SN-9729 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9729-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index5,279 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,489
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.51
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9729 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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