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Caldera SN-9540 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9540-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,689 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,597
Street price$199
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.66
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9540 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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