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Caldera SN-3298 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3298-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,943 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,425
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.64
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3298 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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