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Caldera SN-7973 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7973-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,345 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,316
Street price$269
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.74
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7973 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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