Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3186 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3186-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,914 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#709
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.45
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3186 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,020K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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