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Seagate BarraCuda Q5
NVME · 2TB
Dropping to PCIe 3.0 and QLC NAND instead of the TLC and Gen4 bandwidth used elsewhere in Seagate's lineup, the BarraCuda Q5 lands at 2400/1800 MB/s sequential speeds — several times the ceiling SATA III allows but well short of Gen4 flagships. Its 531TB TBW rating and 3-year warranty are both lower than the BarraCuda 120's 1170TB and 5-year coverage, marking it as an entry-level NVMe upgrade rather than a drive built for sustained heavy writes. It fits users moving off SATA for the first time rather than workstation or gaming builds chasing top throughput.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 2400 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 1800 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 3
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- QLC
- Endurance (TBW)
- 531 TB
- Warranty
- 3 years
Capacities
| Capacity | Part number |
|---|---|
| 500GB | ZP500CV3A001 |
| 1TB | ZP1000CV3A001 |
| 2TB | ZP2000CV3A001 |
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.