Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9978 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9978-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,321 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,831
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.12
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9978 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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