Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7972 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7972-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,511 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,958
Street price$189
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.32
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7972 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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