Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7281 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7281-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,766 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,811
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.02
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7281 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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