Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8538 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8538-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,301 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,058
Street price$249
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.35
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8538 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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