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Caldera SN-6978 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6978-EDGE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,516 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,556
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.54
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6978 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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