Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9170 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9170-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,780 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,290
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.77
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9170 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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