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Caldera SN-7971 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7971-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,914 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,907
Street price$159
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.77
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7971 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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