Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4518 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4518-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,523 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,964
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.66
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4518 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read920K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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