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Caldera SN-4973 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4973-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,526 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,116
Street price$479
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.24
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4973 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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