Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3988 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3988-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index14,900 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,815
Street price$559
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.65
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3988 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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