HH3QB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
The 4TB FireCuda 530R hits 7400 MB/s reads and 6800 MB/s writes via PCIe 4.0, backed by a validated E18 controller and TLC NAND for sustained performance. It includes a heatsink, a 5-year warranty, and 1,800,000 hours MTBF, making it a durable choice for heavy workloads. Best for gamers and content creators who need fast, reliable storage for large game libraries and 4K video editing.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong speed (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6800 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1300000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1300000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | E18 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 50 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | HH3QB 4TB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,400 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 50 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH3QB 4TB SSD | 92.9 | 96.8 | 78.8 | 92.5 | 66.1 | 77.4 | 6.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.5 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 86 | 95.4 | 23.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 4.1 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 11.3 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 91 | 92.5 | 93.6 | 87.2 | 7 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 9.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall83.9
- Budget71.9
- Gaming84.2
- Laptop73.1
- Console86.4
- Portable22.2
- Workstation77.4
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