Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3538 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3538-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,030 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,711
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.25
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3538 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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