Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2173 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2173-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,926 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,514
Street price$269
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.90
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2173 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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