Seagate FireCuda 520 2Tb NVMe SSD detailed review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Seagate's FireCuda 520 NVMe use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4. More details about this SSD in our article.

Seagate FireCuda 520 2Tb NVMe SSD detailed review

Seagate's 2Tb FireCuda 520 internal SSD use Phison PS5016-E16 controller. The drive write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory Nanya DDR4 to launch a programs without delays. The FireCuda 520 comes equipped with Toshiba 3D TLC memory. Seagate FireCuda 520 is offered also in 500 Gb and 1 Tb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Storage use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 bus with read speeds 5000 Mbps, and maximum write speeds 4400 Mbps. FireCuda 520 has input/output performance 700000 on writing and 750000 on reading operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Seagate give 5 years warranty that limited by endurance 2683 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 1.8 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 2 Tb
Interface M.2 4.0 x 4
Controller Phison PS5016-E16
Memory type Toshiba 3D TLC
DRAM Nanya DDR4
Read speed (Mb/s) 5000
Write speed (Mb/s) 4400
Read IOPS 750000
Write IOPS 700000
Endurance (TBW) 2683
MTBF (million hours) 1.8
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

Seagate FireCuda 520 2Tb support PCIe 4 that is significantly faster than PCIe 3.0. The maximum write speed is 4400 Mbps, that is common for this computer expansion bus standard. The drive has endurance 2683 TBW, that is good compared to closest rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, our editor recommend to have Seagate FireCuda 520 2Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

  • Good writing speed
  • PCIe 4.0
  • Capacity
  • Endurance

- Cons

  • None

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FAQ

The Seagate FireCuda 520 has Nanya DDR4. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in their controller help to increase endurance and IOPS.

The Seagate FireCuda 520 2Tb due to the high density of memory chips requires installation of extra heat sink. This decrease temperature of the controller and memory. Some motherboards already has thermal pads below or above the storage for improving performance during high loads.

The FireCuda 520 2Tb has sequential write speed 4400 Mb/s, sequential read speed 5000 Mbps. It works on Phison PS5016-E16 controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND flash memory type is Toshiba 3D TLC.
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