Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3209 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3209-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,894 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,005
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.61
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3209 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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