Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3431 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3431-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,372 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,212
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.86
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3431 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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