Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5540 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5540-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,590 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,253
Street price$249
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar42.53
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5540 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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