Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9189 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9189-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index7,921 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,567
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.87
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9189 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,200K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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