Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5978 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5978-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,511 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,027
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.87
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5978 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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