Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3197 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3197-PRO · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,378 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,958
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.94
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3197 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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