Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8517 Plus 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8517-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,677 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#614
Street price$159
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.57
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8517 Plus
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,000 MB/s
Random 4K read360K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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