Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3960 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3960-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index12,689 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,576
Street price$429
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.58
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3960 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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