Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3042 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3042-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,799 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,813
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.34
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3042 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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