Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7161 Edge 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7161-EDGE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,879 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,239
Street price$49
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.57
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7161 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write1,400 MB/s
Random 4K read350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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