Seagate unveils FireCuda 540 storage solution

Seagate Technology Holdings has introduced the next generation of SSD technology to its line-up, the FireCuda 540. The PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD adds fast speeds and endurance to the company’s line of PC storage products.

Seagate’s fastest and highest performance M.2 2280 SSD, the FireCuda 540 delivers sequential read speeds of up to 10,000MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 10,000 MB/s. Built for accelerated content creation, the new drive performs up to 50% faster than Gen4 M.2 NVMe drives and 17 times faster than SATA-based SSDs. With the latest 3D TLC NAND technology and built with a Seagate-validated E26 controller, the FireCuda 540 provides the most advanced speed and durability—allowing users to push limits when gaming or creating content. The drive is plug-and-play compatible with all PCIe Gen5 motherboards and backwards compatible with PCIe Gen4.

“Gamers and content creators have asked for performance of PCIe Gen5 technology and we’ve listened,” said Lance Ohara, vice president of product line management at Seagate Technology. “Seagate is thrilled to bring the fastest and best technology to the gaming and content creating community.”

Available in capacities up to 2TB, the FireCuda 540 offers 1.8M mean time between failures (MTBF) and up to 2000TB of total bytes written (TBW). It’s also bundled with Seagate’s SeaTools 5.0 making it easy for users to manage and monitor the performance and health of their drives.