Seagate · Released Aug 2023
Seagate FireCuda 540 2TB Review
PCIe 5.0 · 10,000 MB/s
Seagate’s Gen 5 — plenty fast and with the highest endurance of the first-wave Gen 5 drives.
Compare with Crucial T705 2TB → From $269
Specdex Score
89
/ 100
read 94
write 92
endurance 90
Pros
- +First-wave PCIe 5.0 SSD
- +Impressive throughput
- +Great for creators
Cons
- −Needs heatsink or it throttles
- −Pricey
- −Crucial T705 faster
Full score breakdown
read 94
write 92
endurance 90
value 82
Specifications
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe
Read speed
10,000 MB/s
Write speed
10,000 MB/s
TBW
2000