Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Seagate
68 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
88 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Seagate FireCuda 530R | SanDisk 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Seagate validated E18 controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong speed (67th percentile)
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
Pricing
Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.141score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.221score per dollar
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 2TB SSD
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
