Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8522 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8522-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,253 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,386
Street price$189
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.67
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8522 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,200K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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