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Caldera SN-9542 Max 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9542-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index9,644 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,282
Street price$259
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.24
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9542 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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