Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3430 Core 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3430-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,843 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,196
Street price$179
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.40
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3430 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read470K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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