Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3012 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3012-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,950 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,056
Street price$449
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.07
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3012 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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