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Caldera SN-8518 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8518-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,302 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,872
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.36
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8518 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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