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Caldera SN-7942 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7942-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,421 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,268
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.15
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7942 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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