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Caldera SN-3638 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3638-EDGE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,705 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,561
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.73
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3638 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,070K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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