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Caldera SN-6518 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6518-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,919 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,685
Street price$549
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.53
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6518 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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