Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3168 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3168-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index5,322 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,996
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.37
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3168 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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