Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3542 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3542-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,395 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,884
Street price$159
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.80
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3542 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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