Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3163 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3163-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,276 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,449
Street price$189
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.79
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3163 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write7,000 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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