Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3526 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3526-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,895 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,781
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.97
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3526 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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