Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2018 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2018-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,902 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,807
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.71
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2018 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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