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 to test the random performance of the drive at lower queue depths (QD1 – QD8 where most of the everyday workloads occur) using 1 to 4 threads.

Random Reads

In the random read tests, all four of the tested threads displayed smooth increases in performance as the queue depth deepened with no nasty shocks. The drive speed ranges from 158,739 IOPS using a single thread up to 496,932 IOPS using four threads at QD8.

Random Writes.

In the 4K write tests the performance rose quickly from QD1 to QD2 for all four tested threads with the fastest rise seen in the four-threaded test. All four threads see the performance start levelling off from QD2 onwards up to the end of the test run at QD8.

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