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Caldera SN-7168 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7168-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,182 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,386
Street price$149
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.91
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7168 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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