Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7940 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7940-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,655 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,589
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.22
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7940 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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