Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2618 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2618-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,190 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,519
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.22
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2618 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read780K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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