Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6818 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6818-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,158 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,210
Street price$159
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.31
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6818 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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