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Caldera SN-3986 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3986-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,307 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,175
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.57
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3986 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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