Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3612 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3612-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,540 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,867
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.95
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3612 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read830K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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