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Caldera SN-7916 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7916-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,900 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,775
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.05
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7916 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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