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Caldera SN-8522 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8522-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,771 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,303
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.15
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8522 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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