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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.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Seagate

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB |
|---|
| Availability |
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| Total |
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Newegg | $229 | $0.458 | In Stock | $229 | Buy |
About This Product
The Seagate FireCuda 520 is a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD offering 500GB of storage. It utilizes the M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 interface, providing faster speeds than PCIe Gen 3 drives. This drive is suitable for users building new systems or upgrading existing ones to take advantage of PCIe 4.0 performance, particularly for demanding applications and gaming where load times are critical.
Verdict
βGood for users seeking a fast PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD for gaming and demanding applications.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
5,000 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,500 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
900 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.99 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes
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