Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1279 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1279-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,646 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,455
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.47
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1279 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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