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Caldera SN-3178 Plus 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3178-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index13,559 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,081
Street price$499
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.17
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3178 Plus
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,300 MB/s
Sequential write11,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,560K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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