Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9797 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9797-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,123 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,048
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar86.83
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9797 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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