Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3497 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3497-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index14,204 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,449
Street price$489
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.05
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3497 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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