Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3842 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3842-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,174 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,820
Street price$139
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.61
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3842 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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