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Caldera SN-2980 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2980-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,053 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,108
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.01
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2980 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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