It also comes with end-to-end data path protection, Trim support, and S.M.A.R.T. Furthermore, in terms of features, Seagate’s FireCuda 530 comes outfitted with Phison’s robust SmartECC engine, which leverages a fourth-generation Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) ECC. Also noteworthy is the fact that the thermal protection limit has been raised from 70C to 90C. It utilizes an eight-channel PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.4-compliant design to interface with all the flash, and interfaces with two 8Gb SK hynix DDR4 DRAM IC at speeds of 1,600MHz to accelerate FTL access for low-latency mapping table addressing and wear-leveling.Īdditionally, the controller is built on a 12nm process to ensure cool operation, although the controller also supports ASPM and ASPT, and L1.2, along with thermal throttle protection as well. The E18 features a penta-core, DRAM-based architecture, with the primary cores clocking 1GHz. With Phison’s PS5018-E18 powering it, the FireCuda 530 boasts high-ranking performance capability that should run even faster now that it is paired with Micron’s newest flash. Furthermore, the FireCuda 530 is rated to deliver upwards of 1,000,000/1,000,000 random read/write IOPS at its largest capacities. The larger capacities are rated to deliver sequential speeds of up to 7.3/6.9 GBps read/write, and even the smallest capacity is rated for read speeds of up to 7GBps. The heatsink-less models are priced at roughly $0.24 per GB, while the models including a heatsink cost roughly $0.25-$0.32 per GB. Seagate’s FireCuda 530 comes in capacities of 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. The FireCuda 530 is closely based on the same components and layout as the Phison engineering sample, but there is a difference beyond just the sticker overtop of the hardware and optional heatsink SKU. Today, we look at the Seagate FireCuda 530 to gain even more perspective on Micron’s new flash.
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While our recent review of Crucial’s P5 Plus gave us another perspective on this new flash with a different controller, it was apparent that to truly unlock the potential of Micron’s new flash, Phison’s E18 NVMe SSD controller was needed. After seeing that promising performance, we couldn't wait to see a retail product. We’ve been eagerly awaiting retail SSDs with Micron’s 176L TLC replacement gate flash, ever since we took a close look at a Phison PS5018-E18-based engineering sample paired with it. The FireCuda 530 is a premium device for built professionals, rather than the average gamer. This lightning-quick PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD delivers some of the best performance we’ve seen, but at roughly twice the price of an average NVMe SSD. Seagate’s FireCuda 530 will burn through workloads, but will just as likely set your wallet ablaze at checkout. Seagate FireCuda 530 (500GB Grey) at Amazon for £104.70.Original Review for the 2TB capacity was published on August 22, 2021:
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