Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9542 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9542-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,215 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,627
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.58
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9542 Plus
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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