Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4478 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4478-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,077 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,408
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.38
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4478 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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