Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2962 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2962-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,166 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,466
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.05
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2962 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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