Seagate FireCuda 530, 1 TB, Internal SSD, M.2 PCIe Gen4 ×4 NVMe 1.4, transfer speeds up to 7300 MB/s, 3D TLC NAND, 1275 TBW, 1.8M MTBF, For PS5/PC, 3 year Rescue Services (ZP1000GM3A013)

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Considerable Capacity. Graphics-intensive games and big files are no problem with up to 4 TB capacities to keep your gaming library at your fingertips and your creative content rendering. Speed Reigns. FireCuda 530 dominates the SSD lineup — delivering pure performance, absolute power, the most advanced components and unrivalled endurance. The 4tb Firecuda 530 with heatsink PCIE4.0 M.2 drive, It has Read speeds of 7300 mbs and write speeds of 6900 mbs, Do you really need to spend more money on a PCIE4.0 m.2 ssd compared to a decent 4tb sata ssd that will only be at Worst 3 seconds worse for load times?,

Some games do break because they were never meant to run on such fast drives and it breaks the game code,The FireCuda 530 is bit different than the plethora of current E18 based SSDs for a few reasons, most notable of which is its fresh out of the fab 176Layer Micron flash array. This new flash is fast, reaching speeds of 1600 MT/s which really lets the E18 controller eat. Another aspect that differentiates Seagate/Phison collaborations from others is controller firmware exclusive to Seagate. Custom Seagate enhanced firmware is what Seagate did with the FireCuda 520 as well, and that drive did indeed seem to have a little extra sauce as compared with other similarly configured SSDs. Looking at SQL Server average latency, the Seagate FireCuda 530 had an average latency of 2ms, which places it at an impressive tie for 2nd. Only beaten by the Samsung 970 EVO Plus. The Seagate FireCuda 530 is the fastest PCIe 4 NVMe SSD we’ve seen to date. It’s a bit pricey, but the extra cash also delivers outstanding longevity and support. Highly recommended. The Firecuda tends to idle in the 30 to 40 range, and I've only seen it hit 60 or even the upper 50s when under extreme load. When I say extreme, I mean something like installing about a terabyte of Native Instruments software in a single go, nonstop reads and writes. Anything to save you a few seconds every with every task you do,Over the course of a video production edit those seconds do add up to alot, It will save you a few hours a month just in load times,

Because when Samsung launches it's 990 pro 4tb in September hopefully it makes seagate lower their price for the 530 even more, The Seagate FireCuda 530 PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD is the latest in Seagate’s FireCuda lineup specifically designed for PC Gaming. Unlike previous drives, the FireCuda 530 uses PCIe Gen4 and 3D TLC NAND, it also comes in capacities ranging from 500GB to 4TB. Although it is more expensive than most consumer drives, its performance may justify the price for some serious gamers. CrystalDiskInfo can give us some basic information about the SSD, and confirms we are operating at PCIe 4.0 x4 speeds using NVMe 1.4. Test System Configuration It's literally brand loyalty at this point as any PCIE4.0 drives from the major players are nearly identical, This test uses SQL Server 2014 running on Windows Server 2012 R2 guest VMs and is stressed by Quest’s Benchmark Factory for Databases. StorageReview’s Microsoft SQL Server OLTP testing protocol employs the current draft of the Transaction Processing Performance Council’s Benchmark C (TPC-C), an online transaction-processing benchmark that simulates the activities found in complex application environments.The rear of the heatsink has product labeling, and the rear of the drive holds no electrical components. Seagate FireCuda 530 Specs Fastest. FireCuda. Ever. Built for sustained, pro-level gaming and accelerated content creation with transfer speeds up to 2× faster than PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSDs and up to 12× faster than SATA SSDs. Seagate has stated that there are multiple reasons for this, but essentially it is challenging to achieve the right balance between speed, write endurance, and reliability. Faster I/O speeds put extra pressure on the controller and flash, which can lead to higher heat generation and additional thermal cycling stress. The flash on the FireCuda 540 utilizes an on-die thermal sensor with a maximum temperature of 90C for optimal stability, which helps emphasize that these drives are designed to be cooled in entirety.