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Caldera SN-2118 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2118-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,072 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,916
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.97
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2118 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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