Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7971 Core 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7971-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,703 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,878
Street price$369
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.43
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7971 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,800 MB/s
Sequential write10,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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