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Caldera SN-3982 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3982-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,820 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,074
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.35
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3982 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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