Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3959 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3959-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,588 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,960
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.55
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3959 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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