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Caldera SN-3456 Pro 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3456-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,850 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,298
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.20
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3456 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read440K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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