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Caldera SN-5438 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5438-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,542 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,648
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.02
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5438 Plus
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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