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Caldera SN-8538 Edge 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8538-EDGE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index14,237 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,197
Street price$519
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.43
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8538 Edge
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,400 MB/s
Sequential write10,600 MB/s
Random 4K read2,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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