Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6971 Core 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6971-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,233 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,094
Street price$589
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar22.47
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6971 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read600K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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