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Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 5050 TBW
68 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong feature (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong random (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong speed (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Seagate validated E18 controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 5050 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Seagate FireCuda 530R | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 5050 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate FireCuda 530R | 67.1 | 80.7 | 84.5 | 54.9 | 99.2 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 85.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.3 | 78.3 | 87.9 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.3 | 90.9 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.8 | 80.7 | 93.5 | 54.9 | 98.7 |
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