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Caldera SN-3896 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3896-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,506 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,489
Street price$209
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.70
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3896 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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