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Caldera SN-7979 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7979-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,812 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,052
Street price$489
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.25
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7979 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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