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Caldera SN-7971 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7971-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,596 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,169
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.90
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7971 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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