Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3603 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3603-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,406 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,991
Street price$109
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar58.77
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3603 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write1,600 MB/s
Random 4K read570K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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