Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8540 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8540-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,773 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,460
Street price$449
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.67
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8540 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,900 MB/s
Sequential write12,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,670K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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