Seagate Firecuda 520 unboxing, installation and testing
118This is an unboxing, installation and benchmark of the Seagate Firecuda 520. Alas, I only have an Intel system, so it's gen 3 PCIe, but still shows decent performance.
See my video on different ways to install this drive here https://youtu.be/S6YeV3oIyZM
See the Firecuda 520 here:
Best Buy - https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/dbnO2
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2QklFUj
Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/31qTjOD
Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/3hsGqck
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Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/34uo2vT
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Overlockers - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seagate-firecuda-520-1tb-pcie-4.0-nvme-m.2-solid-state-drive-zp1000gm3a002-hd-3bw-se.html?tap_a=3629-86a85a&tap_s=1040562-efca15&utm_source=platform&utm_medium=yourname&utm_campaign=tapfiliate-affiliate
See the support guides/downloads here
https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/internal-hard-drives/ssd/firecuda-520-ssd/
CrystalDiskMark - https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/
Seagate Firecuda 520 specs:
Key Advantages
Leverage sequential read/write performance up to 5,000/4,400 MB/s, and random
read/write up to 760K/700K IOPS.
Take advantage of up to 45% more speed than Gen3 M.2 NVMe™ and up to 9×
faster sequential reads than SATA SSDs.
Utilise an E16 controller that is fully aligned with AMD X570 chipset motherboards
and able to reach up to 5 GB/s reads/4.4 GB/s writes.
Easily upgrade to a drive that’s compatible with Gen4 motherboards and fully
backwards compatible with all PCIe 3.0 platforms.
Enjoy the latest NAND technology, which provides the most advanced speed and
durability for your money.
Choose from multiple capacities (up to 2 TB), and store your gaming library on your
boot drive.
Download our free SeaTools™ SSD software to take advantage of drive performance
reporting, S.M.A.R.T. attributes, health monitoring, firmware updates, diagnostics,
managing logs — and multiple gamer theme options.
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