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Caldera SN-3949 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3949-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,189 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,851
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.34
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3949 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read780K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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