Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3018 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3018-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,013 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,387
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.74
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3018 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write1,500 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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