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Caldera SN-8971 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8971-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,287 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,827
Street price$469
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.33
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8971 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,400 MB/s
Random 4K read920K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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