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Caldera SN-9678 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9678-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,860 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,192
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.18
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9678 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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