Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3538 SE 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3538-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,710 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,565
Street price$189
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.08
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3538 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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