Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5978 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5978-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,677 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,845
Street price$189
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.91
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5978 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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