Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3498 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3498-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,346 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,693
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.30
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3498 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read830K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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