Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3522 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3522-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index10,471 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,345
Street price$309
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.89
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3522 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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