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Caldera SN-7163 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7163-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,204 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,833
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.20
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7163 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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