Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8540 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8540-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,679 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,812
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.53
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8540 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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