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Seagate FireCuda 520. SSD capacity: 500 GB, SSD form factor: M.2, Read speed: 5000 MB/s, Write speed: 3900 MB/s, Component for: PC/Laptop
520
Accelerate and dominate with the Seagate FireCuda 520 PCIe Gen4 SSD. Featuring blazing fast read/write speeds of up to 5,000/4,850 MB/s, this FireCuda 520 SSD is nearly 50% faster than its previous version. Powered by the latest 3D TLC NAND technology, this plug-and-play SSD is equipped with staying power handling upwards of 1,200 TB total bytes written with ease.
Upgrade Your Gaming ExperienceGo further with a gaming SSD built for industry-leading speed, sustained abuse, lowest latency and superior gaming.
Beyond AccelerationFeatures blazing fast sequential read/write speeds of up to 5,000/4,850 MB/s.
Hold On TightTransfer speeds up to 45% faster than PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSDs and up to 9 faster than SATA SSDs.
Built to LastUp to 1,200 TB TBW means the 2 TB drive can write and delete 600 GB a day, every day, for five
years.
Seek and Deploy
Host Memory Buffer boosts performance by targeting extra memory resources from the CPU.
Latest Hardware
Seagate-qualified IG5220 controller combines leading edge performance with NAND for high-speed gaming.
Game and Create Like a Pro
Up to 2 TB of space lets you accumulate and keep your most important files on your boot drive ready to fire up in seconds.
Weve Got Your Back
When the unexpected happens like water damage or natural disaster Rescue Services help you defend against data loss and retrieval costs so you can rest easier. 520
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500GB, 3D TLC NAND, M.2 2280-D2
Seagate FireCuda 520. SSD capacity: 500 GB, SSD form factor: M.2, Read speed: 5000 MB/s, Write speed: 3900 MB/s, Component for: PC/Laptop
Warranty information: 5-year limited warranty
Initial Release Date: 04/11/2022
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Seagate FireCuda 520 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 4.0 NVMe 3D TLC NAND ZP500GV3A012 Specifications
Product Type
Internal Solid State Drives
Product Type
Hard Drives
Brand
Seagate
Collection Model
Seagate 520
Collection Model Seagate ZP500GV3A012
Manufacturer Product Type
Seagate Hard Drives
Manufacturer Product Type
Seagate Internal Solid State Drives
Interface
PCI Express 4.0
Product Family
Seagate FireCuda
Product Family
520
SSD form factor M.2
SSD capacity 500 GB
Storage Capacity 500 GB
Power consumption (average) 3.8 W
Power consumption (idle) 15 W
Linux operating systems supported Yes
Windows operating systems supported Windows 10, Windows 11
Weight 71 g
Width 22.1 mm
Depth 80.2 mm
Height 2.23 mm
S.M.A.R.T. support Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF) 1800000 h
Year 2022
Memory Type 3D TLC NAND
NVMe version 1.3
Component for PC/notebook
Component for PC/Laptop
Read Speed 5000 MB/s
Write Speed 3900 MB/s
Random read (4KB) 460000 IOPS
Random write (4KB) 900000 IOPS
TRIM support Yes
NVMe Yes
Operating temperature (T-T) 0 - 70 C
Storage temperature (T-T) -40 - 85 C
Non-operating shock 1500 G
Sustainability certificates RoHS
Doesn't contain Halogen
Sustainability compliance Yes
Compliance certificates RoHS
Package width 109 mm
Package depth 155 mm
Package height 24 mm
Package weight 71 g
MPN ZP500GV3A012
Drive Type(s) Supported Internal SSD
Seagate FireCuda 520 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 4.0 NVMe 3D TLC NAND ZP500GV3A012 Reviews
Simon - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on kitguru.net in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2020
The latest drive to join Seagate's growing portfolio of consumer SSDs is the FireCuda 520. Based around a Phison controller and BiCS4 96-Layer NAND, the PCIe Gen4 NVMe drive is the company's fastest consumer drive to date.At the time of writing this r...
+Overall performance, Excellent endurance, 5-year warranty-Couldn't match the official maximum 4K random figures under testing, Needs a X570/Ryzen 3000 combination to get the full benefit of the technologyIt took quite some time to see the first Seagate NVMe SSD for the consumer space in the shape of the FireCuda 510 which we reviewed late last year, but in no time at all, we've got another 500 series FireCuda, the FireCuda 520. With this drive, Seagate ha...
Sean - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on tomshardware.com in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2020
Are you a prosumer on the hunt for the fastest SSD you can throw into your shiny new X570 system? With capacities up to 2TB, performance figures of up to 5.0/4.4 GBps of read/write throughput, and class-leading endurance ratings, Seagate's new FireCuda 52...
+Solid performance, Large write cache, Power efficient, Class-leading endurance, Aesthetics,-Costly, No heatsinkSeagate's FireCuda is the company's fastest consumer SSD yet, but it doesn't offer as much value as other PCIe 4.0 SSDs...
Parm - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on hexus.net in the United Kingdom on 05 December 2019
Having ventured into high-performance consumer SSDs with the launch of FireCuda 510 M.2 drives back in the summer, Seagate is hoping to get a jump start on many competitors by being one of the first to market with a PCIe Gen 4 successor. Dubbed the FireC...
+5,000MB/s read and 4,400MB/s write, Takes advantage of PCIe Gen 4 on AMD Ryzen, Five-year warranty and big-name support-Caching performance still erratic, Significant price premium over Gen 3 drivesAppreciating that enthusiasts will be eager to adopt ultra-high-speed storage on the very latest AMD Ryzen platforms, a number of manufacturers have been quick off the mark with latest-generation PCIe Gen 4 solutions in the popular M.2 form factor.Qui...