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Caldera SN-7980 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7980-SE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,789 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,884
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.28
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7980 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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