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Caldera SN-8521 Edge 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8521-EDGE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,826 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,799
Street price$109
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.62
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8521 Edge
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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