Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7172 Prime 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7172-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,088 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,432
Street price$339
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.71
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7172 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,200 MB/s
Sequential write9,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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