Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5538 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5538-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,905 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,289
Street price$179
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.75
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5538 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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