Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9169 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9169-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,253 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,401
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.26
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9169 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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