Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3020 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3020-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,279 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,879
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.55
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3020 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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