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Caldera SN-3685 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3685-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,784 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,726
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.83
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3685 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read780K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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