Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3496 Edge 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3496-EDGE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index11,562 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,138
Street price$319
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.24
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3496 Edge
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,200 MB/s
Sequential write8,400 MB/s
Random 4K read2,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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