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Seagate FireCuda 530 Spec and Price in the United Kingdom

NVME2TBM.2 22807300 MB/s read

Released June 23, 2021

Phison's E18 controller paired with TLC NAND and a DRAM cache pushes the FireCuda 530 to 7300/6900 MB/s sequential speeds and 1 million random IOPS in each direction, at the high end of PCIe 4.0 performance. Its 2550TB TBW rating is unusually high for a consumer NVMe drive, aiming at gamers building high-end rigs and creators handling large video or asset libraries who write heavily and often. The 5-year warranty matches the segment standard, but the endurance figure is what sets this drive apart from typical Gen4 competitors.

Tied 20th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 6 models share this figure. Tied 16th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 4 models share this figure.

Current best price
From £140.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-15 · £140.99/TBView at Amazon.co.uk

Prices include VAT.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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March 20, 2026217 capturestoday · £199.49

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Specifications

Capacity
2TB
Interface
NVME
Sequential read
7300 MB/s
Sequential write
6900 MB/s
Random read
1000000 IOPS
Random write
1000000 IOPS
PCIe generation
4
Form factor
M.2 2280
NAND type
TLC
DRAM cache
Controller
Phison E18
Endurance (TBW)
2550 TB
Warranty
5 years

Capacities

ConfigurationPart numberEndurance (TBW)Sequential writeSequential readCurrent best pricePrice per TB
500GB—640 TB3000 MB/s7000 MB/s——
1TBZP1000GM3A0131275 TB6000 MB/s7300 MB/s
£140.99

at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-15

£140.99/TB
2TBZP2000GM3A0132550 TB6900 MB/s7300 MB/s
£246.14

at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-15

£123.07/TB
4TB—5100 TB6900 MB/s7250 MB/s
£199.49

at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-15

£49.87/TB

Guides for this category

How to choose an SSDFour questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.NVMe or SATAWhich interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.How much SSD capacity you actually needHow to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.M.2 sizes and SSD form factorsWhat 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.What SSD speed numbers actually tell youSequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.PCIe generations for SSDsWhat Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDsWhat the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.SSD endurance and warrantiesWhat TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.How to install an SSDFitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.When an SSD price is actually goodWhy price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.

What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers called it the fastest M.2 SSD available at the time, especially in sustained write workloads.
  • It carries unusually high endurance ratings and includes three years of data-recovery services.
  • It is backed by a five-year warranty and uses a Seagate-validated Phison E18 controller with production firmware.

Commonly criticised

  • It is expensive relative to competing Gen4 drives.
  • Its SLC cache recovers slowly after sustained writes.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.