Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8172 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8172-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,848 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,271
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.03
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8172 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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