Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9161 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9161-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,420 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,297
Street price$159
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.96
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9161 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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