Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3261 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3261-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,522 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,268
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.64
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3261 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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