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Caldera SN-9278 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9278-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,071 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,091
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.32
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9278 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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