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Caldera SN-4518 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4518-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index10,526 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,142
Street price$289
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.42
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4518 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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