Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5218 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5218-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,268 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,672
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.29
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5218 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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