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Caldera SN-5172 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5172-PLUS · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,065 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,745
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar103.37
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5172 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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