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Caldera SN-2038 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2038-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,764 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,362
Street price$129
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.43
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2038 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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