Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6977 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6977-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,020 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,597
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar102.45
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6977 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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