Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3956 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3956-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,458 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,295
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.05
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3956 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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