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Caldera SN-3938 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3938-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,160 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,733
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.17
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3938 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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