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Caldera SN-3842 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3842-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,813 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,600
Street price$289
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.42
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3842 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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