Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Seagate
68 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
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Laptop
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Specifications
| Seagate FireCuda 530R | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| 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)
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
Pricing
Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.141score per dollar
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.118score per dollar
Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
