Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3189 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3189-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,594 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,351
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.81
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3189 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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