Seagate FireCuda 520N 1TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Seagate FireCuda 520N 1TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

In the read throughput test, the FireCuda 520N peaked at 3,781.07MB/s at the end of the test which is some 1,019MB/s off the official maximum for the drive.

That peak read figure of 3,781.07MB/s puts the drive in the bottom half of the results table.

When it came to the write throughput, the drive also peaked at the end of the test with a figure of 4,522.26MB/s, still shy of the official maximum but with a difference of just 178MB/s it's much closer than the read figure.

The FireCuda 520N's write result puts it into seventh place in our results chart.

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