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Caldera SN-3494 XT 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3494-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index9,083 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,479
Street price$229
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.66
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3494 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read490K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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