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Caldera SN-8973 Edge 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8973-EDGE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index8,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,475
Street price$179
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.43
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8973 Edge
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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