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Caldera SN-2172 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2172-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index9,282 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,969
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.41
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2172 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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