Caldera SN-9971 Core 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9971-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 10,980 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #41,445 |
| Street price | $339 |
| Power | 8 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 32.39 |
| Released | 2021 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-9971 Core |
| Capacity | 4 TB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Sequential read | 5,200 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 3,900 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 720K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 232-layer |
| Cache | DDR4 DRAM, 4 GB |
| Endurance | 2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Heatsink | None |
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