Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3429 Core 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3429-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,123 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,486
Street price$559
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.26
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3429 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,900 MB/s
Sequential write10,600 MB/s
Random 4K read2,470K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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