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Caldera SN-7981 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7981-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,176 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,269
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.18
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7981 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read830K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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