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2TB Seagate Firecuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 1.3 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive

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Newegg.com has 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 1.3 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A002) on sale for $179.99. Shipping is free.

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Performance Specs:
  • Max Sequential Read: Up to 5000 MBps
  • Max Sequential Write: Up to 4400 MBps
  • 4KB Random Read : Up to 750,000 IOPS
  • 4KB Random Write: Up to 700,000 IOPS
  • Terabytes Written (TBW): 3600TB
  • MTBF: 1,800,000 hours

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  • About this Offer: This sale is $45 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from February.
  • Reviews: This Solid State Drive receives 4.7 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 170 Customer Reviews.
  • Warranty: Includes 5-Year Limited Warranty for Parts & Labor
  • Newegg Return Policy: Eligible for returns or exchange within 30-Days. -slickdewmaster

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Newegg.com has 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 1.3 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A002) on sale for $179.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks Staff Member f12_26 for sharing this deal

Performance Specs:
  • Max Sequential Read: Up to 5000 MBps
  • Max Sequential Write: Up to 4400 MBps
  • 4KB Random Read : Up to 750,000 IOPS
  • 4KB Random Write: Up to 700,000 IOPS
  • Terabytes Written (TBW): 3600TB
  • MTBF: 1,800,000 hours

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Offer: This sale is $45 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from February.
  • Reviews: This Solid State Drive receives 4.7 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 170 Customer Reviews.
  • Warranty: Includes 5-Year Limited Warranty for Parts & Labor
  • Newegg Return Policy: Eligible for returns or exchange within 30-Days. -slickdewmaster

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Model: Seagate FireCuda 520 ZP2000GM3A002 2 TB Solid State Drive - M.2 Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4) - 5000 MB/s Maximum Read Transfe

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f_v_man
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People here need to realize that the real value of the drive is in the endurance specs. It's 3600 TBW. That means this drive can be overwritten 1800 times and it will still perform within spec. That's like filling this drive for everyday for 4.5 yrs. That's some insane psuedo enterprise-level specs. Even the WD Red NVMe SSD's that's advertised for NAS usage has 2500 TBW. It may not be a speed demon but it's an endurance demon for sure. Most of these drives will outlast the consumer electronics they are installed in. That's a good thing. Time will tell but this is hella good deal. The last time it was anywhere near this price was almost 5-6 months ago when Newegg had a surprise 25% coupon for SSD's and this was priced $250 at that time (effectively $187.5). BEWARE: this is a double-sided NVME. May not work for all slots. Do your research on slot clearances before you order.
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For Gen 4 NVMe SSD in this size, I would say yes. AMD has been PCI-E GEN4 for a while, and only recently with Intel with the 11th Gen series (with 5x0 Motherboard and UP).

Also should be good for a PS5 (for speed requirements).

If you don't have those, there is no real advantage in speed over a cheaper ("slower") GEN3 NVMe SSD.
Doaln
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Any Gen 4 will work, regardless of how below the PlayStation specification it is. So far there's been absolutely no impact for in-game performance with any games tested. This could always change in the future, at which point you'd have to put the new game on the internal and the rest can safely stay on this expansion drive.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4...ystation-5

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Is this good?
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Quote from kicker618 :
Is this good?
For Gen 4 NVMe SSD in this size, I would say yes. AMD has been PCI-E GEN4 for a while, and only recently with Intel with the 11th Gen series (with 5x0 Motherboard and UP).

Also should be good for a PS5 (for speed requirements).

If you don't have those, there is no real advantage in speed over a cheaper ("slower") GEN3 NVMe SSD.
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Yes. Need a heat sink for PS5 use, though
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Best Buy is selling the same drive for $330, so seems like a great deal!
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cannedkarma
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Quote from plumbum :
It would be if it included a heatsink
It's not like heatsinks are expensive so I don't understand this as a reason to knock it.

This is the cheapest I've seen a 2TB Gen4 NVMe drive so far. I don't regret picking up a WD Black for my PS5 back around Christmas but I also paid $100+ more for it.
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Quote from LeYang :
If you don't have those, there is no real advantage in speed over a cheaper ("slower") GEN3 NVMe SSD.
Isn't this an amazing price even if you don't need GEN4?

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Quote from cannedkarma :
It's not like heatsinks are expensive so I don't understand this as a reason to knock it.

This is the cheapest I've seen a 2TB Gen4 NVMe drive so far. I don't regret picking up a WD Black for my PS5 back around Christmas but I also paid $100+ more for it.
Same with me, paid around $300 for WD SN850 😢
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Quote from cannedkarma :
It's not like heatsinks are expensive so I don't understand this as a reason to knock it.

This is the cheapest I've seen a 2TB Gen4 NVMe drive so far. I don't regret picking up a WD Black for my PS5 back around Christmas but I also paid $100+ more for it.
Kingston has one cheaper, but also didn't include a heatsink.

I'd say it's a valid criticism, though, because it's a hidden extra cost
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I just bought and installed a kingston kc3000 1tb for 150. If I would have waited a little I for sure would have purchase this ssd 😒
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Quote from cannedkarma :
It's not like heatsinks are expensive so I don't understand this as a reason to knock it.

This is the cheapest I've seen a 2TB Gen4 NVMe drive so far. I don't regret picking up a WD Black for my PS5 back around Christmas but I also paid $100+ more for it.
Niw Amazon has gen 4 XPG s50 lite for 169 with 20 off clipped coupon. But it slower in terms of read and write
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For what it's worth, the PS5 recommends sequential read speed of 5500MBps or faster, and this is 5000. I'm not sure if the PS5 will actually check performance and not use this, but it's worth noting. Anyone know? Will the 500 difference disqualify this from being used, or is that just a recommendation?
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Quote from daruiner :
For what it's worth, the PS5 recommends sequential read speed of 5500MBps or faster, and this is 5000. I'm not sure if the PS5 will actually check performance and not use this, but it's worth noting. Anyone know? Will the 500 difference disqualify this from being used, or is that just a recommendation?
I've read articles when people successfully used XPG drive with 3000Mbps on PS5
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Quote from daruiner :
For what it's worth, the PS5 recommends sequential read speed of 5500MBps or faster, and this is 5000. I'm not sure if the PS5 will actually check performance and not use this, but it's worth noting. Anyone know? Will the 500 difference disqualify this from being used, or is that just a recommendation?
Any Gen 4 will work, regardless of how below the PlayStation specification it is. So far there's been absolutely no impact for in-game performance with any games tested. This could always change in the future, at which point you'd have to put the new game on the internal and the rest can safely stay on this expansion drive.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4...ystation-5
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Quote from elnino2783 :
Kingston has one cheaper, but also didn't include a heatsink.

I'd say it's a valid criticism, though, because it's a hidden extra cost
Not everyone needs it because many MB's have a built in heatsink.

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