Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9970 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9970-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,736 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,264
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.27
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9970 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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