Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3872 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3872-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,901 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,378
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.70
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3872 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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