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Caldera SN-3856 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3856-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,927 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,847
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.51
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3856 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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