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Caldera SN-3526 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3526-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,673 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,239
Street price$109
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.22
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3526 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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