SeekerSeagate FireCuda 540
The Seagate FireCuda 540 is a standard early adopter PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, but it does differentiate itself with its superior warranty and strong support. It’s also one of the fastest drives around.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- FULL TILT SPEEDS Up to 10,000MB/s means the full power of PCIe Gen5 speeds are yours to wield.
- FASTER. FASTER. FASTER. Transfer speeds up to 50% faster than PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSDs and up to 17× faster than SATA SSDs.
- BUILT TO LAST Up to 2000TB TBW means you can rewrite up to 1TB of data every day, for five years (based on 2TB capacity).
- READY TO ROLL Plug-and-play compatibility with most PCIe Gen5 motherboards and backwards compatible with PCIe Gen4.
- WARRANTY Enjoy long-term peace of mind with three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services and a five-year limited warranty.
PROS
+ Very high sequential throughput
+ Good all-around and sustained performance
+ Solid warranty, TBW, and software support
+ 3-year data recovery service
CONS
- Pricing is high
- Poor power efficiency
- Niche application
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on July 07, 2023
The Seagate FireCuda 540 is a standard early adopter PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, but it does differentiate itself with its superior warranty and strong support. It’s also one of the fastest drives around.
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By PCMag on July 23, 2023
We've tested marginally faster PCI Express 5.0 SSDs, but Seagate's FireCuda 540 touts a data-recovery guarantee and a high durability rating—plus, it set a new high score in one key gaming benchmark.
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