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Caldera SN-3942 Ultra 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3942-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,460 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,037
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.54
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3942 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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