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Caldera SN-2976 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2976-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,040 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,145
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.42
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2976 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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