Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9718 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9718-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,047 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,387
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar103.00
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9718 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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