Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3038 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3038-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,731 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,731
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.55
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3038 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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