Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2972 Ultra 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2972-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,207 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,417
Street price$149
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.08
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2972 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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