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Caldera SN-3986 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3986-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,251 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,001
Street price$199
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar41.46
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3986 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,400 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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