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Caldera SN-1659 Prime 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1659-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,332 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,133
Street price$399
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.91
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1659 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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