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Caldera SN-8979 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8979-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,975 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,636
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.32
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8979 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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