Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3538 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3538-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,770 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,214
Street price$109
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.11
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3538 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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