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Caldera SN-3969 Core 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3969-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index10,147 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,770
Street price$269
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.72
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3969 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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