Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7957 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7957-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,858 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,362
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.15
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7957 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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