Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7172 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7172-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index13,009 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,132
Street price$569
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar22.86
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7172 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,400 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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