Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8970 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8970-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,532 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,208
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.98
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8970 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read760K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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