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Caldera SN-6538 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6538-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,563 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,942
Street price$299
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.33
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6538 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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