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Caldera SN-9971 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9971-EDGE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,175 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,587
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar105.61
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9971 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,000K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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