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Caldera SN-9538 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9538-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,689 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,670
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.12
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9538 Plus
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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