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Caldera SN-3494 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3494-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,800 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,452
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar42.11
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3494 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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