Caldera SN-3166 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3166-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 5,339 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #49,178 |
| Street price | $69 |
| Power | 8 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 77.38 |
| Released | 2023 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-3166 Core |
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Sequential read | 5,400 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 5,200 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 850K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D QLC, 232-layer |
| Cache | DRAM-less (HMB) |
| Endurance | 200 TBW (0.18 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Heatsink | Heatsink edition available |
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