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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Seagate
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Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
About This Product
The Seagate BarraCuda 520 is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD in an M.2 2280 form factor, offering 4TB of storage. It utilizes four PCIe 4.0 lanes for data transfer. This drive is suitable for users requiring high-speed storage for general computing and gaming, providing faster load times than SATA SSDs and older PCIe 3.0 NVMe drives. Its performance places it in the mid-range of PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
Verdict
βGood for users needing a large, fast NVMe drive for general use and gaming.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
5,000 MB/s
Sequential Write
4,200 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
900 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.30 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
2 years
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