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Caldera SN-5540 XT 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5540-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,568 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,582
Street price$449
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.99
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5540 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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