Seagate's Upcoming FireCuda 540 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD Goes Up for Preorder

[TheLostSwede]

Not entirely unexpected, Seagate is getting ready to launch its first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD which will be going under the name of FireCuda 540 and now details of the upcoming drive have appeared online courtesy of Amazon UK, B&H Photo and others that have put up the product for pre-order. For those worried about the lack of a 4 TB SKU, you can relax, as the company is planning a 4 TB SKU, which is made clear from the pictures posted by Amazon UK. However, changing the digit in the model number that represents the drive size, doesn't bring up any info about a 4 TB SKU at the moment.

It doesn't look like the FireCuda 540 will be competing with the fastest PCI 5.0 NVMe drives, as it's only listed as offering sequential drives speeds of up to 10 GB/s, although this applies to both read and write speeds for the 2 TB SKU, with the 1 TB SKU being somewhat slower with read speeds of 9.5 GB/s and write speeds of 8.5 GB/s. The 1 TB SKU is good for 1,000 TB TBW, with the 2 TB SKU doubling this to 2,000 TB and the 4 TB SKU apparently hitting 3,949 TB or as Seagate put it, this allows you to erase 90 percent of the drive every day for five years. B&H Photo has the drives listed at US$189.99 for the 1 TB SKU and US$319,99 for the 2 TB SKU—making both SKUs cheaper than Crucials T700—with Amazon UK listing the 1 TB SKU for £203.48 and no pricing for the 2 TB SKU. It's unclear when the Seagate FireCuda 540 will launch, but it can't be far away.



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[kapone32]

I am not excited about the 4TB if the 2 TB is already $320. This could mean $7-800 for that model. When the RND4K speeds are no different the Kingston NV2 4TB looks even better at $220 US.

 

[AsRock]

Better wait a little while, it be much cheaper.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I am not excited about the 4TB if the 2 TB is already $320. This could mean $7-800 for that model. When the RND4K speeds are no different the Kingston NV2 4TB looks even better at $220 US.

The PNY CS2241 4TB goes for less than $195 in Taiwan. It seems better than the NV2 (PCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 3.0), but equally "boring" in terms of specs.

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[kapone32]

Better wait a little while, it be much cheaper.

I find Seagate drives fall much slower than others in price.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Better wait a little while, it be much cheaper.

The heatsink SKU seem to carry a hefty premium, at least based on the Amazon UK pricing, but I spotted it too late and figured we should save something for the actual launch...

 

[kapone32]

The PNY CS2241 4TB goes for less than $195 in Taiwan. It seems better than the NV2, but equally "boring" in terms of specs.

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I can't seem to get that one on my etailers but that is a good price.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I find Seagate drives fall much slower than others in price.

The FireCuda 530 has been insanely expensive compared to the competition.

 

[kapone32]

I have a lot of NVME but I don't have any 5.0 drives. I would like TPU to test Moving several generations of Games across 2 drives. Copying exactly what Epic tells you to do if you reset Windows. In my own testing the highest transfer rate I have seen is 2.7 GB/s as a max so I would like to know if these drives can overcome that limit.

 

[Chaitanya]

I find Seagate drives fall much slower than others in price.

Rather they seem to stay at same price compared to competition, even their SATA drives are quite overpriced.

 

[forman313]

FireCuda... Interesting name on something with increasing heat problems.

 

[bonehead123]

read speeds of 9.5 GB/s and write speeds of 8.5 GB/s

Geez....grannie is slow, but at least she has an excuse...she's 97, hehehe

maybe they should've called this "gen4+" or "gen 5 wannabe" or somethin....

 

[AsRock]

The FireCuda 530 has been insanely expensive compared to the competition.

But $180 for 2GB, which is cheaper than the ones i have so.

 

[kapone32]

But $180 for 2GB, which is cheaper than the ones i have so.

Well the 2TB Kingston NV2 is $99 CAD. The price of all NAND has subsided to the point where I would be maxing out my Storage. I am currently waiting for a Customer build to complete, I have a 4TB NV2 in my cart for $272 Canadian on Newegg. I bought one before but I am going to take my AN 1500 and see if I can't get an 8TB Flash drive that will work in any slot. I just hope the controller can handle the array properly.

 

[AsRock]

Well the 2TB Kingston NV2 is $99 CAD. The price of all NAND has subsided to the point where I would be maxing out my Storage. I am currently waiting for a Customer build to complete, I have a 4TB NV2 in my cart for $272 Canadian on Newegg. I bought one before but I am going to take my AN 1500 and see if I can't get an 8TB Flash drive that will work in any slot. I just hope the controller can handle the array properly.

Yeah sure if you don't want the extra speed with only a 3y warranty.

 

[A&P211]

I am not excited about the 4TB if the 2 TB is already $320. This could mean $7-800 for that model. When the RND4K speeds are no different the Kingston NV2 4TB looks even better at $220 US.

I can get a 8tb TLC drive for that much. 800

The PNY CS2241 4TB goes for less than $195 in Taiwan. It seems better than the NV2 (PCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 3.0), but equally "boring" in terms of specs.

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The PNY is a QLC drive, this firecuda is TLC. Cant compare both.
I'm a heavy user, editing videos, I would destroy a QLC drive in under 2-3yrs.

 

[Minus Infinity]

I find Seagate drives fall much slower than others in price.

This!

Segate prices in Australia are alwasy a rip-off, barely any good discounts, often 50% dearer than competitors that do discount. This new drive will over $500 for a paltry 2TB in Australia. Shove that Seagate well up your clacker.

 

[TheLostSwede]

The PNY is a QLC drive, this firecuda is TLC. Cant compare both.
I'm a heavy user, editing videos, I would destroy a QLC drive in under 2-3yrs.

I was comparing to the NV2.

 

[forman313]

I'm a heavy user, editing videos, I would destroy a QLC drive in under 2-3yrs.

Is that even possible? I mean, sustained write speed on most QLC is atrocious.

Its a nice way to make sure wear dont become a problem

 

[A&P211]

Is that even possible? I mean, sustained write speed on most QLC is atrocious.

Its a nice way to make sure wear dont become a problem

I was using a PNY 8tb drive that got to 81% usage, I've had it 7months. That drive was QLC, I changed it to a TLC drive. I worked part time with 4k videos.

 

[jesdals]

I still feel the burn from my 530 4TB dying after less than 6 months

 

[csendesmark]

That's good, I might get my 530 4TB for less
I also like the new 540 serie, but not sure if I could benefit from the extra bandwidth, even if I get a PCIe Gen5 mainboard.
Will see.