Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3253 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3253-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,519 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,948
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.54
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3253 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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