Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3522 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3522-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,256 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,586
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.17
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3522 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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