Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8520 Pro 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8520-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,027 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,024
Street price$119
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.05
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8520 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read420K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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