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Caldera SN-3496 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3496-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,742 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,156
Street price$199
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.93
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3496 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,240K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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