Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3960 Max 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3960-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,243 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,961
Street price$179
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.05
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3960 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read580K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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