Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8970 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8970-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,779 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,956
Street price$109
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.19
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8970 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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