Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3976 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3976-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,305 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,305
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.88
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3976 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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