Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8520 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8520-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,615 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,080
Street price$139
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.78
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8520 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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