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Caldera SN-8518 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8518-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index6,832 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,029
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.01
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8518 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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