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Caldera SN-5978 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5978-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,172 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,451
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.96
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5978 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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