Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4029 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4029-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,785 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,872
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.65
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4029 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,300 MB/s
Random 4K read490K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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