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Caldera SN-3506 SE 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3506-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index13,281 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,533
Street price$519
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.59
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3506 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,200 MB/s
Sequential write10,300 MB/s
Random 4K read2,550K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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