Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Seagate
79 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No customer feedback yet
Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
62 out of 100 low confidence 6 reviews
The FireCuda 530 receives mixed feedback. One long-term user praises its stability and speed for gaming and AI tasks, while another reports intermittent unmounting issues. A third user is cautiously optimistic, but a critical review describes a complete failure after a month. Overall, the SSD shows potential but has notable reliability concerns.
Pros
- Fast PCIe Gen4 speeds
- Stable for gaming and AI
- Reliable over long-term use
- Supports DirectStorage
Cons
- Intermittent unmounting issues
- Complete failure after a month
- Uncertain reliability
Performance 2
Reliability 4
Gaming suitability 2
Ai workloads 2
Durability 2
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 8TB SSD | Seagate FireCuda 530R | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | Seagate validated E18 controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.