Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6542 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6542-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,886 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,280
Street price$259
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar38.17
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6542 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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