Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5542 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5542-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,718 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,289
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.38
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5542 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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