Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2161 Pro 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2161-PRO · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index12,761 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,849
Street price$449
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.42
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2161 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,100 MB/s
Sequential write9,600 MB/s
Random 4K read2,380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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