Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3954 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3954-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,141 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,348
Street price$69
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.51
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3954 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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