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Caldera SN-6518 Max 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6518-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index14,137 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,905
Street price$499
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.33
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6518 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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