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Caldera SN-6972 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6972-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,548 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,968
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.14
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6972 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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