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Caldera SN-5553 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5553-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,451 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,472
Street price$599
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.13
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5553 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,600 MB/s
Sequential write13,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,410K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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