Seagate FireCuda 530R SSD Tested: A Must-Have Tool for Gamers?
- byVic

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Seagate's FireCuda 530R SSD is equipped with a heatsink and is designed for high-performance gaming and content creation. The product uses PCIe Gen4 x4 and NVMe 1.4 standards, with sequential read speeds of up to 7400 MB/s and write speeds of 6800 MB/s, along with a durability of 2400 TB (the 4TB version reaches 5050 TB). Additionally, it is compatible with PlayStation 5, enhancing gaming performance, and supports Microsoft's DirectStorage technology, improving access efficiency. The product offers a 3-year data recovery service and a 5-year warranty. Tests show that the FireCuda 530R effectively meets the demands of gaming and creation.
- Recently, Seagate launched several FireCuda series SSD products, aiming to meet users' needs in gaming and content creation with extremely high access performance. Recently, I also experienced the FireCuda 530R SSD equipped with a heatsink design, feeling its actual access performance.
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The FireCuda 530R SSD adopts PCIe Gen4 x4, NVMe 1.4, and M.2 2280 specifications, paired with a heatsink to improve data access stability. The memory chips utilize a 3D TLC design, and official data indicates its sequential read speed can reach 7400 MB/s, with sequential write speeds also reaching 6800 MB/s. Both random read and write IOPS can achieve up to 1300000 IOPS.
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In terms of durability, the SSD supports a maximum total write capacity of 2400TB (the 4TB version can reach 5050TB), with an average lifespan of 180000 hours. Additionally, the manufacturer offers a 3-year Rescue data recovery service and a 5-year warranty.
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The FireCuda 530R SSD is not only suitable for PC devices but also meets the storage expansion requirements of the PlayStation 5, supporting Microsoft's DirectStorage technology to accelerate access efficiency for applications like games.
- This testing platform is configured at a price point below 60,000 NTD to ensure it can meet the smooth requirements of most mainstream games, primarily including:
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
- Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B850M-PLUS WIFI
- Memory: Micron Crucial DDR5-6400 CUDIMM & CSODIMM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition
- SSD: FireCuda 530R SSD with Heatsink 2TB
- Cooling Solution: MSI MEG CORELIQUID S240
- Power Supply Unit: MSI MPG A1000G
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The performance of the FireCuda 530R SSD was confirmed using Crystal Disk Info v9.6.3 and other testing tools, with multiple repetitions for each test result, and the averages were used as reference.
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The testing revealed that the FireCuda 530R SSD performs quite stably in most sequential access situations, in line with Seagate's claimed performance data. However, when handling larger files, its write speed may drop.
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In summary, the FireCuda 530R SSD is powerful, effectively increasing data access speeds, which is particularly important for gamers and content creators.