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Caldera SN-2181 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2181-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,326 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,616
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.90
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2181 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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