Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3486 Core 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3486-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,375 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,283
Street price$69
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.90
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3486 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read600K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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