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Caldera SN-3253 Ultra 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3253-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,722 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,931
Street price$89
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.53
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3253 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write2,000 MB/s
Random 4K read530K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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