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Caldera SN-3985 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3985-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,938 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,506
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.98
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3985 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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