Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7973 Max 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7973-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index7,823 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,873
Street price$149
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.50
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7973 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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