Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6172 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6172-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index6,639 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,335
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.06
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6172 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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