Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3256 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3256-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,387 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,166
Street price$139
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar53.14
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3256 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,300 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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