Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5178 Max 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5178-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index10,632 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,365
Street price$309
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.41
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5178 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,100 MB/s
Sequential write12,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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