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Caldera SN-8970 SE 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8970-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,086 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,157
Street price$489
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.76
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8970 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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