Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7936 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7936-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,616 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,271
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.09
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7936 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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