Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3856 Max 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3856-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,165 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,334
Street price$419
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.03
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3856 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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