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Caldera SN-8518 Ti 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8518-TI · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index14,725 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,010
Street price$539
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.32
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8518 Ti
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,000 MB/s
Sequential write10,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,520K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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