Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7196 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7196-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,458 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,717
Street price$59
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.51
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7196 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read400K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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