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 took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs.

Seagate's FireCuda 540 comes without any form of heatsink and therefore must be used with a third-party heatsink or a motherboard cooling solution to stop the drive throttling back or worse still thermally shutting down if it gets too hot. We did our testing using the built-in heatsink on our Gigabyte AORUS X670E Xtreme motherboard.

During our benchmarking runs, the hottest the drive got was 57° C during CrystalDiskMark 8 Sequential QD1-32 T1 Write test, which is only 13°C away from the maximum operating temperature of 70°C, a wee bit too close for comfort. For the non-4 K tests the drive averaged 48.10°C while for the 4K-based tests, the average was 45.41°C.

Become a Patron!