Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3956 Core 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3956-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index11,997 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,068
Street price$399
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.07
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3956 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,100 MB/s
Sequential write9,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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