Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9897 Prime 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9897-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index12,252 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,929
Street price$449
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.29
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9897 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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