Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9973 Edge 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9973-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,519 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,577
Street price$489
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.65
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9973 Edge
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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