Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7162 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7162-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,569 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,688
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.81
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7162 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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