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Caldera SN-8172 Prime 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8172-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,737 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,453
Street price$59
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.29
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8172 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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