Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2178 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2178-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,618 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,031
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.81
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2178 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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