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Caldera SN-8971 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8971-PRO · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,548 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,721
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.30
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8971 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,000K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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