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Caldera SN-2972 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2972-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,423 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,669
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar91.92
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2972 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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