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Caldera SN-2172 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2172-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,355 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,210
Street price$179
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.68
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2172 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,090K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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