Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7218 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7218-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index12,711 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,114
Street price$489
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.99
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7218 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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