Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2518 Max 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2518-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,537 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,227
Street price$549
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.66
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2518 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read10,900 MB/s
Sequential write8,600 MB/s
Random 4K read2,710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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