Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9168 Plus 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9168-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,740 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,959
Street price$129
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.25
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9168 Plus
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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