Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3518 Core 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3518-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index8,431 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,902
Street price$189
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.61
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3518 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read480K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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