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Caldera SN-8971 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8971-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,928 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,439
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.04
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8971 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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