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Caldera SN-2518 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2518-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,329 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,194
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.90
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2518 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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