Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8540 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8540-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,653 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,584
Street price$139
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.06
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8540 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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