Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6872 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6872-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,209 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,127
Street price$429
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.46
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6872 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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