Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2980-PRO · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,067 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,091
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.88
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2980 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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