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Caldera SN-3686 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3686-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index9,711 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,481
Street price$239
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.63
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3686 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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