Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3838 Plus 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3838-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,927 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,301
Street price$459
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.16
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3838 Plus
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,700 MB/s
Sequential write10,200 MB/s
Random 4K read2,780K 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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