Seagate FireCuda 540 2TB Gen 5 SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Seagate FireCuda 540 2TB3. 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. Temps17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We used CrystalDiskMark 8‘s custom settings to test the 4K random read performance of the drive through a range of queue depths. The setup for the tests is listed below.

Transfer Request Size: 4KB, Outstanding I/O: 1-32.

Our four-threaded 4K random read tests couldn't get close to the official maximum of 1,490K IOPS. The best figure we saw was 512,320 IOPS (2,098.48MB/s) at the end of the test run at QD32.

Random Read QD v IOPS compared.

At QD1 the drive sits in fifth place behind both Crucial T700 Gen 5 drives and two Gen 4 drives, HP's FX900 Pro and Lexar's Professional NM800PRO. The drive moves up a position at QDs 2 and 4. However, at QD32, the FireCuda 540 is the fastest consumer drive we've seen to date.

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