Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8517 SE 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8517-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,418 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,574
Street price$159
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.94
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8517 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read540K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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