Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8172 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8172-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,198 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,489
Street price$189
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.38
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8172 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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