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Caldera SN-3442 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3442-PLUS · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,991 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,796
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar101.86
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3442 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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