Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6541 Core 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6541-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,942 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,256
Street price$279
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.22
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6541 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,100 MB/s
Sequential write8,200 MB/s
Random 4K read2,020K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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