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Seagate FireCuda 120 500 GB

500 GB
Capacity
Phison S12
Controller
TLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor
Front
Back
Back
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Seagate FireCuda 120 is a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched in 2019. It is available in capacities ranging from 500 GB to 4 TB. This page reports specifications for the 500 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Seagate FireCuda 120 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the PS3112-S12-27 from Phison. Seagate has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the FireCuda 120, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The FireCuda 120 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s and 540 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 100K for reads and 90K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 100 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Seagate guarantees an endurance rating of 700 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 500 GB
Variants: 500 GB 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Overprovisioning: 46.3 GB / 10.0 %
Production: Active
Released: 2019
Price at Launch: 100 USD
Part Number: ZA500GM10001
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown (Idle)
5.5 W (Avg)
Unknown (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS3112-S12-27
Architecture: ARM 32-bit
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 666 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 667 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS4
Rebranded: Kioxia BiCS4
Type: TLC
Technology: 96-layer
Speed: 800 MT/s
Capacity: Unknown
ONFI: 4.0
Toggle: 3.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 19 nm
Die Size: 86 mm²
(6.0 Gbit/mm²)
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 109 per NAND String
88.1% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 58 µs
Program Time (tProg): 561 µs
Die Read Speed: 551 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 57 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)		 3000 P/E Cycles
(30000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 1152 Pages
Plane Size: 1822 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: Unknown
Capacity: 512 MB
Organization: x16
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): N/A

Performance

Sequential Read: 560 MB/s
Sequential Write: 540 MB/s
Random Read: 100,000 IOPS
Random Write: 90,000 IOPS
Endurance: 700 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.8 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.8
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Same Drive

This section lists other SSDs in our database using the exact same hardware components

Notes

Drive:

Although Seagate has re-branded the controller as "STXZA01F5578" it is manufactured by Phison and it is the model S12.
This drive could feature a small Dynamic pSLC Cache

Controller:

2 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 666 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at a lower clock for better efficience.

NAND Die:

Read latency tR: 58 µs (ABL)
tPROG with ~ 25% Overhead: ~ 750 µs (Avg - 42.7 MB/s per each die)
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