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Caldera SN-3973 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3973-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index9,662 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,975
Street price$259
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.31
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3973 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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