Packaging and Contents

The Drive

The drive conforms to the dimensions set forth by the 2.5" form factor. It is made out of metal to improve its durability and is only 7 mm thick, which makes it compatible with Intel's Ultrabook specification.


The Seagate BarraCuda uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface. It is compatible with any older SATA standard, but will, in such a case, work at reduced performance.


You will find the SSD controller, eight flash chips, and a DRAM chip on the PCB.


The Seagate STXZA01EA3B7 controller seems to be a customized version of the Phison PS5010, which is an 8-channel flash controller with TLC support.


The eight flash chips are Toshiba BiCS 64-layer 3D TLC NAND.


A Nanya 512 MB DDR3 chip provides fast DRAM storage for the controller to work with.