Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5161 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5161-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,038 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,229
Street price$219
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar41.27
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5161 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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