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Caldera SN-8973 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8973-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,718 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,391
Street price$139
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.33
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8973 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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