Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7242 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7242-TI · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,761 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,910
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.69
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7242 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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