Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3971 Max 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3971-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,789 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,627
Street price$419
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.52
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3971 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,000 MB/s
Sequential write11,300 MB/s
Random 4K read2,730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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