Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3864 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3864-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,649 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,674
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.87
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3864 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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