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Caldera SN-5538 Edge 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5538-EDGE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,111 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,129
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.76
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5538 Edge
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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