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Caldera SN-3042 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3042-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,825 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,527
Street price$199
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.35
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3042 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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