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Caldera SN-8972 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8972-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,473 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,573
Street price$239
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.64
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8972 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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