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Caldera SN-3973 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3973-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index9,426 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,404
Street price$229
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar41.16
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3973 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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