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Caldera SN-7972 Edge 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7972-EDGE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index14,057 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,563
Street price$559
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.15
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7972 Edge
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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