Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5518 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5518-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,897 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,466
Street price$109
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.28
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5518 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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