Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3208 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3208-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,861 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,391
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.19
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3208 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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