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Caldera SN-7296 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7296-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,935 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,721
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.64
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7296 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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