Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6973 Edge 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6973-EDGE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index11,936 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,869
Street price$429
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.82
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6973 Edge
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,500 MB/s
Sequential write9,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,650K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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