Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3542 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3542-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,063 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,337
Street price$119
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.35
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3542 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,020K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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