Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3163 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3163-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,873 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,168
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.34
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3163 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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