Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3243 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3243-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,222 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,592
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.68
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3243 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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