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Barracuda 1TB vs FireCuda 540 1TB | PCPartMatch

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Barracuda 1TB vs FireCuda 540 1TB

Seagate

Barracuda 1TB

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Seagate

FireCuda 540 1TB

1specs won

of5specs

2specs won

The Seagate FireCuda 540 1TB wins in 2 out of 5 comparable specs, with 2 ties. Its biggest advantage is Sequential Read (5163% better).

Barracuda 1TB wins in 1 spec (MSRP: 73% better).

Recommendation

Choose FireCuda 540 1TB if you want the best overall performance — especially sequential read.

Choose Barracuda 1TB if msrp matters more to you.

Detailed Specifications

Specification

SeagateBarracuda 1TB

SeagateFireCuda 540 1TB

Storage

Capacity

1000 GB

1000 GB

Type

HDD

NVMe SSD

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

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PCIe Gen5 x4

Form Factor

3.5"

M.2-2280

NAND Type

N/A

TLC

Performance

Sequential Read

190 MB/s

10,000 MB/s+5163%

Sequential Write

190 MB/s

10,000 MB/s+5163%

Endurance (TBW)

N/A

1,000

Features

DRAM Cache

Yes

Yes

Platform

Controller

N/A

Phison E26

PCIe Gen

N/A

5

Price

MSRP

$40−73%

$150

Release Date

Nov 2016

Aug 2023