Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3690 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3690-EDGE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,561 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,468
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.08
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3690 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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