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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5538-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,689 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,186
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.01
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5538 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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