Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3997 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3997-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,759 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,594
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.90
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3997 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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