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Caldera SN-5938 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5938-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,613 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,605
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.35
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5938 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,400K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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