Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7979 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7979-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,450 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,445
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.65
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7979 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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