Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9978 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9978-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,089 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,558
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.51
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9978 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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