Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4538 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4538-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,732 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,759
Street price$529
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.96
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4538 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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