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Caldera SN-3966 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3966-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,391 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,796
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.81
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3966 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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