Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3496 Max 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3496-MAX · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,580 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,476
Street price$419
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.02
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3496 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,800 MB/s
Sequential write9,400 MB/s
Random 4K read2,090K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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