Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7970 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7970-PLUS · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,068 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,208
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.18
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7970 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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