Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4538 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4538-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index11,463 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,783
Street price$349
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.85
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4538 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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