Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8178 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8178-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,149 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,025
Street price$259
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.19
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8178 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read560K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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