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Caldera SN-4542 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4542-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,986 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,533
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.26
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4542 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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