Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8518 Max 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8518-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,553 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,410
Street price$419
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.96
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8518 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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