Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5542 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5542-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index10,191 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,540
Street price$239
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar42.64
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5542 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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