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Sep 17, 2022 9:39 PM

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

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Newegg has 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 1.3 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A002) on sale for $164.99 when you apply promo code SPSTME23 in cart. 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 deal:
    • This price is $15 lower than the last time this SSD was a Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 190 Newegg customer reviews.
    • 5-Year Limited Warranty for Parts & Labor
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Newegg has 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 1.3 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A002) on sale for $164.99 when you apply promo code SPSTME23 in cart. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member sr71 for finding 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 oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $15 lower than the last time this SSD was a Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 190 Newegg customer reviews.
    • 5-Year Limited Warranty for Parts & Labor
  • About this store:
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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saluteyourshorts
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The Hynix is a Gen 3 drive and this Seagate is a Gen 4.

This is going to be a faster drive, and the PS5 specifically requires Gen 4 drives.

If you are just talking about putting it in your computer then:

1) Check to see if your motherboard actually supports Gen 4 drives (if you're dead set on getting a Gen 4 drive)
2) You are not going to see any difference in gaming or general use between Gen 3 and Gen 4 nvme. You likely won't even notice a difference going from a good 2.5" ssd to a (faster) nvme.

I have both a Hynix gen 3 nvme and a Western Digital gen 4 nvme in my PC. I notice no difference between them whatsoever when playing games. I just got the Gen 4 because I got a good deal on it at the time and computers are a hobby of mine, but it wasn't a smart purchase in terms of its actual performance benefit.
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JDubb66
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PS5 is not that sensitive. All it really needs is to be gen 4.
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JollyReward108
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Paid 170 for this about a month ago and been torturing it since.
So far its good to go, almost as quick as my Samsung 980 PRO 2TB.
Hardly any difference when loading and using MS FS 2020 in max. settings.
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Sep 17, 2022 10:19 PM
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Sep 17, 2022 10:29 PM
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gumbicoSep 17, 2022 10:29 PM
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MHQJRH M.2 2280 SSD heatsink, Double-Sided Heat Sink, with Thermal Silicone pad for PC / PS5 M.2 PCIE NVMe SSD or M.2 SATA SSD https://a.co/d/clZCVid


That's the heatsink linked in the previous thread for PS5 folks. Thanks OP! I can finally stop deleting and installing games 😁
Sep 18, 2022 5:08 AM
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dreamworldsSep 18, 2022 5:08 AM
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Anyone can suggest a bargain gen4 nvme enclosure for Mac mini m1?
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RVC6F9Y

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Anyone can suggest a bargain gen4 nvme enclosure for Mac mini m1?
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Sep 18, 2022 7:39 AM
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dreamworldsSep 18, 2022 7:39 AM
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Quote from sr71 View quoted comment :
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RVC6F9Y
thanks, but I am looking for 40gbs, for 10 gbs, you don't need to buy gen4
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Damn, I wish I had waited. I take that back, not up to PS5 speeds.
PS5 is not that sensitive. All it really needs is to be gen 4.
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Sep 18, 2022 4:47 PM
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lgrullonbbSep 18, 2022 4:47 PM
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I would avoid this, I had compatibility issues with this drive and my new laptop....I replace it with Samsung and problems are gone. Sorry but this was my own personal experience with this product.
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ferny_m18Sep 18, 2022 4:48 PM
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For anyone that knows about SSDs, is this comparable to a SK Hynix P31?
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saluteyourshortsSep 18, 2022 5:25 PM
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Quote from ferny_m18 View quoted comment :
For anyone that knows about SSDs, is this comparable to a SK Hynix P31?
The Hynix is a Gen 3 drive and this Seagate is a Gen 4.

This is going to be a faster drive, and the PS5 specifically requires Gen 4 drives.

If you are just talking about putting it in your computer then:

1) Check to see if your motherboard actually supports Gen 4 drives (if you're dead set on getting a Gen 4 drive)
2) You are not going to see any difference in gaming or general use between Gen 3 and Gen 4 nvme. You likely won't even notice a difference going from a good 2.5" ssd to a (faster) nvme.

I have both a Hynix gen 3 nvme and a Western Digital gen 4 nvme in my PC. I notice no difference between them whatsoever when playing games. I just got the Gen 4 because I got a good deal on it at the time and computers are a hobby of mine, but it wasn't a smart purchase in terms of its actual performance benefit.
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Marcus2010Sep 18, 2022 5:37 PM
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Quote from dreamworlds View quoted comment :
thanks, but I am looking for 40gbs, for 10 gbs, you don't need to buy gen4
Thunderbolt nvme enclosure isn't cheap, probably hard to find sub $100 with good quality. I once bought a urlhasbeenblocked one which cost $120ish, but ended in returning it as I didn't find its value for my use of simply transfer files from my MBP. The cost of enclosure is similar as SSD itself
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JollyReward108Sep 18, 2022 6:21 PM
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Paid 170 for this about a month ago and been torturing it since.
So far its good to go, almost as quick as my Samsung 980 PRO 2TB.
Hardly any difference when loading and using MS FS 2020 in max. settings.
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2010ngojoSep 18, 2022 7:36 PM
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Quote from GoEagles997 View quoted comment :
Damn, I wish I had waited. I take that back, not up to PS5 speeds.
Meh. Hardly any, and I really doubt any, games even need 5500+ read speeds. Only requirement is Gen 4. Which is dumb cause some Gen 3 drives are faster than some slower Gen 4 drives. These restrictions seem unnecessary imo.
Sep 18, 2022 8:09 PM
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mvjunkieSep 18, 2022 8:09 PM
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Gen 4 drive that's on nvme 1.3, odd.. I have gen 3 drives that have nvme 1.4. Anyways, this drive has about the same specs as the Gen 3 Samsung 970 Evo plus. The biggest thing I like about this drive is the 2600 TBW vs the 970 Evo Plus @ 1200 TBW... best price on this drive so far, might pick one up to replace my old WD 1tb ssd sn750

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GnarlyDavidsonSep 18, 2022 9:59 PM
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Finally. Thanks OP

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