Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data storage and management solutions, today announced in India, its new line of revolutionary internal and external storage solutions for gamers. The solutions announced today include – Seagate® FireCuda® 520, Seagate® FireCuda® 120, Seagate® FireCuda® Gaming SSD, and Seagate® BarraCuda® Fast SSD.
The Seagate FireCuda 520, a PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD and the Seagate FireCuda 120 SATA SSD are the new internal gaming SSDs announced. Seagate FireCuda 520 provides up to 45% more speed than PCIe Gen3 M.2 NVMe, while Seagate FireCuda 120 is perfect for optimising performance, capacity, and speed for gamers. The external solutions – in form of Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD and Seagate BarraCuda Fast SSD – deliver elite performance and convenience for gamers and power users on the go. Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD is best suited for NVMe SSD performance while Seagate BarraCuda Fast SSD is a portable drive designed to provide speed & space and optimal SATA performance to the users.
Seagate FireCuda 520
With sequential read-write speeds of up to 45% faster than PCIe Gen3 NVMe drives, the FireCuda 520 delivers an extreme boost in performance for PC gamers looking for the edge. The M.2 2280 SSD is available in 500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB capacities and compatible with the new AMD X570 chipset and third-generation AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors. It features plug-and-play compatibility with PCIe Gen4 motherboards delivering an extreme boost in performance as well as backward compatibility with PCIe Gen3 devices.
The FireCuda 520 offers a five-year limited warranty and includes the Seagate’s SeaTools software that monitors health, tracks performance, and keeps you up to date on firmware updates.
Seagate’s FireCuda 520 retails for ₹13,999.00 (500 GB), ₹28,999.00 (1 TB), and ₹44,999.00 (2 TB).
Seagate FireCuda 120 SATA SSD
Seagate’s FireCuda 120 retails for ₹14,999.00 (500 GB), ₹27,999.00 (1 TB), and ₹57,999.00 (2 TB).
Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD
The FireCuda Gaming SSD includes a five-year limited warranty and retails for INR 32,999.00 (500 GB), INR 39,999.00 (1 TB), and INR 53,499.00 (2 TB).
Seagate BarraCuda Fast SSD
Seagate’s BarraCuda Fast SSD offers a three-year limited warranty, and retails for INR 7,499 (500 GB), INR 14,999 (1 TB), and INR 28,799 (2 TB).
Fresh out of box (FOB) performance obtained on a newly formatted drive. Performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware, and configuration. Performance-based on CrystalDiskMark v.6.0.2 ×64 on Windows 10 host with PCIe Gen4 motherboard.