[Hardware] Seagate Firecuda 530

[Mr.ShoK]

link: https://www.pcgamer.com/best-ssd-for-gaming/

SPECIFICATIONS
Capacity : 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, or 4TBController: Phison PS5018-E18 controllerMemory: Micron 176L TLC NANDInterface: M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4Seq. read: 7,300MB/sSeq. write: 6,900MB/s

REASONS TO BUY
+All round great performance
+Excellent endurance ratings
REASONS TO AVOID
-One of the more expensive PCIe 4.0 drives
-Lacks AES 256-bit encryption

 

Our favorite Seagate Firecuda 530 config:

Seagate Firecuda 530 | 2TB | 7,300 MB/s read | 6,900 MB/s write
Seagate Firecuda 530 | 2TB | 7,300 MB/s read | 6,900 MB/s write
The 2TB version is the version to go for; it gives you the highest straight performance and an astounding endurance level. The version with the gorgeous EKWB heatsink is a little more expensive, but if you don't have integrated SSD cooling on your motherboard it's worth going for.

 

Seagate may have taken a while to get into the solid state game, and especially the PCIe 4.0 market, but it has arrived with a bang with the Firecuda 530. With or without the heatsink (something that's necessary for its PlayStation 5 compatibility) the latest Seagate drive is a stunner.

Of course, the rated sequential read/write speeds are fantastic, but it's the endurance levels that really stand out compared to the competition. The 2TB drive we tested has an unprecedented 2,550 TBW rating when it comes to endurance, which is something you won't see this side of an SSD made for Chia mining.

It combines brand-new Micron 176-Layer TLC NAND—the same memory Crucial is using to great effect with the new P5 Plus drives—with a Phison PS5018-E18 controller. Micron claims that its 176L TLC NAND is the best in the industry with a 30% smaller die size and a 35% improvement in read and write latency over its previous generation 96L NAND.

And in terms of performance the FireCuda 530 either matches or beats the big bois of the storage world, and when you add its leading sequential performance and endurance rating, the Seagate 530 is at least the equal of any consumer SSD on the market.