Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2172 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2172-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,961 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,593
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.31
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2172 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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