Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1972 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1972-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,612 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,804
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.04
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1972 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,400K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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