Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2970 Core 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2970-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,389 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,609
Street price$349
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.63
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2970 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,400 MB/s
Sequential write8,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,510K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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