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

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs.

The Seagate FireCuda 520N doesn't have any type of  heat spreader installed. To test the drive we used a Sabrent EC-PCIE enclosure which comes with its own aluminium heatsink and thermal padding to help keep any drive inside cool. The hottest the drive got was when it was being pushed hard during the CrystalDiskMark 8 default write and the Sequential T1 write tests where the drive hit 46° C, 24° under the quoted 70° C maximum operating temperature. For the non-4 K tests the drive averaged 37°C while for the 4K-based tests, the average was 35°C.

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