Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3987 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3987-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,047 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,499
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.54
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3987 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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