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Caldera SN-1796 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1796-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,797 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,381
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.90
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1796 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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