Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3948 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3948-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,593 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,264
Street price$259
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.04
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3948 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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