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Caldera SN-5218 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5218-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,262 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,449
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.61
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5218 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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