Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3018 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3018-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,536 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,539
Street price$129
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar58.42
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3018 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,380K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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