Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3268 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3268-PRO · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,591 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,917
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.69
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3268 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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