Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6970 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6970-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,871 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,669
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.83
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6970 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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