Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5438-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,759 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,369
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.90
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5438 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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