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Caldera SN-6971 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6971-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,302
Street price$129
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.70
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6971 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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