Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3970 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3970-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,522 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,522
Street price$139
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.12
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3970 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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