Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3189 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3189-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,712 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,396
Street price$49
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.16
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3189 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write1,500 MB/s
Random 4K read460K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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