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Caldera SN-7042 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7042-TI · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,956 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,724
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.16
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7042 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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