Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5518-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,529 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,633
Street price$159
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.35
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5518 Edge
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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