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Caldera SN-5038 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5038-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,783 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,117
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.07
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5038 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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