Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3661 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3661-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index4,909 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,339
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar100.18
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3661 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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