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Caldera SN-9173 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9173-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,375 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,062
Street price$169
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.56
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9173 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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