Seagate FireCuda 540 ZP1000GM3A004 1 TB

Advanced M.2 SSD with 1 TB storage capacity and PCI-E 5.0 data interface support. This model is part of the Seagate FireCuda 2023 lineup, designed to meet the needs of enthusiasts, avid gamers, and content creation professionals looking to maximize their system's performance today. The drive combines extreme speeds, high endurance, and support for all current technologies, making it suitable for high-end gaming systems as well as workstations focused on tackling particularly complex resource-intensive tasks.

At the heart of the device is one of the first top controllers with PCI-E 5.0 support — the 8-channel PS5026-E26. It is optimized for working with 3D NAND flash memory, supports NVMe 2.0 specifications, and is equipped with a 1000 MB LPDDR4 DRAM buffer memory that reduces data exchange latency and enhances performance. The model's speeds reach up to 9500 MB/s for reading and 8500 MB/s for writing.

These figures correspond to the professional class level and surpass Gen3 and Gen4 SSD performance by one and a half to two times. Worth mentioning are the high IOPS counts (reading — 1,300,000, writing — 1,500,000), which can significantly speed up processes when dealing with a large number of small files, rendering, code compilation, as well as under high loads in multitasking mode. The only caveat is that the drive runs quite hot and requires additional cooling; otherwise, it may throttle and slow down under heavy loads.