Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3954 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3954-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,015 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,824
Street price$409
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.82
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3954 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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