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Caldera SN-5542 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5542-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,147 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,618
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.81
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5542 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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