Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9897 Core 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9897-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index12,117 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,116
Street price$439
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.60
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9897 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,000 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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