Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7038 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7038-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,232 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,256
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.02
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7038 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,190K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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