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Caldera SN-3518 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3518-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,706 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,613
Street price$119
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar56.35
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3518 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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