Seagate BarraCuda 510 256Gb NVMe review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Should you buy Seagate BarraCuda 510 256Gb and more specifications explore here.

Seagate BarraCuda 510 256Gb NVMe review

Seagate's 256Gb BarraCuda 510 works on Phison E12 controller. The SSD write a data location map on DRAM SK Hynix 512MB DDR4 to run a games without delays. The BarraCuda 510 comes equipped with Toshiba TLC flash memory. Internal SSD besides, available in 512 Gb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

Storage works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 with read speeds 3400 MB/s, and sequential write speeds equals to 2180 Mbps. It also has IOPS 350000 on reading and 530000 on writing operations.

Endurance and warranty

Seagate provide 5 years warranty for this product limited by 160 Total Bytes Written. The BarraCuda 510 has 1.8 million hours mean time between failure.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 256 Gb
Interface M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller Phison E12
Memory type Toshiba TLC
DRAM SK Hynix 512MB DDR4
Read speed (Mb/s) 3400
Write speed (Mb/s) 2180
Read IOPS 350000
Write IOPS 530000
Endurance (TBW) 160
MTBF (million hours) 1.8
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

BarraCuda 510 (256Gb) produced by Seagate use previous bus standard that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4. The write speed is 2180 Mb/s, that is average value for this expansion standard. The NVMe has endurance 160 TBW, that is bad compared to rivals. On balance, Seagate BarraCuda 510 256Gb has more cons and we do not advise to buy it.

+ Pros

  • Good writing speed

- Cons

  • PCIe 3.0
  • Capacity
  • Writing speed

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Video Review

Seagate 512GB BarraCuda 510 NVMe M.2 SSD Unboxing w/Benchmarks ZP512CM30011

FAQ

The Seagate BarraCuda 510 has SK Hynix 512MB DDR4. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to increase input/output performance and endurance.

The Seagate BarraCuda 510 256Gb due to the low density of memory chips able to work with no extra heat sinks. Some motherboards or laptops designed with thermal pads below or above the drive to improve performance during high loads.

The BarraCuda 510 256Gb has maximum write speed 2180 Mb per second, maximum read speed 3400 Mb/s. It run on Phison E12 controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND flash memory type is Toshiba TLC.
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