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Series

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Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

P300P128GM28, P300P256GM28, P300P512GM28, P300P1TBM28, P300P2TBM281Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Part Number table: P300P2TBM28 (2TB), P300P1TBM28 (1TB), P300P512GM28 (512GB), P300P256GM28 (256GB) and P300P128GM28 (128GB). Tom's Hardware lists the US launch parts with a US suffix, such as P300P128GM28US

ZP500GM3A013, ZP500GM30013, ZP500GM3A023, ZP500GM30023, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP1000GM30013, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP1000GM30023, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP2000GM30013, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP2000GM30023, ZP4000GM3A013, ZP4000GM30013, ZP4000GM3A023, ZP4000GM300231Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026The Specs section lists eight rows: ZP500GM30013, ZP1000GM30013, ZP2000GM30013, ZP4000GM30013 and ZP500GM3A013, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP4000GM3A013 for the models without heatsink. All eight link to the same data sheet and manual. The page does not say what 30 and 3A mean. Both are stored as one model per capacity.2Maker product pageseagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/ssd/firecuda-530-heatsink-ssdRead 15 October 2026The Heatsink SSD page lists ZP500GM30023, ZP1000GM30023, ZP2000GM30023, ZP4000GM30023 and ZP500GM3A023, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP4000GM3A023. Both sets link to the heatsink data sheet and the same manual.3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Standard Model row: ZP500GM3A013, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP4000GM3A013. The 30013 codes come from the Seagate pages and Tom's Hardware.

GTIN / EAN

814914026748, 814914026519, 814914026526, 814914026533, 8149140273181Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026EAN / UPC Code column: 0814914027318 (2TB), 0814914026533 (1TB), 0814914026526 (512GB), 0814914026519 (256GB) and 0814914026748 (128GB). Stored as 12-digit UPC without the leading zero

8719706420419, 763649161746, 8719706426022, 763649167540, 8719706420426, 763649161753, 8719706426039, 763649167557, 8719706420433, 763649161760, 8719706426046, 763649167564, 8719706420440, 763649161777, 8719706426053, 7636491675713Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Retail packaging table lists a UPC and an EAN per model number for region WW. Both are stored. The multi-pack UPCs are not stored. The 30013 and 30023 models have no published codes.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Retail packaging table: UPC and EAN per heatsink model number ZP500GM3A023, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP4000GM3A023, region WW.

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

13 February 20208Press articletomshardware.com/news/patriot-p300-ssd-m2-nvme-specsRead 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware news of 2020-02-13 reports Patriot's announcement of the P300 that day

24 June 202112Press articletomshardware.com/news/seagate-launches-firecuda-530-ssdsRead 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware article dated 2021-06-24 on the FireCuda 530 launch.

Status

Available7Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/p300-pcie-m-2-internal-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page is live in 2026 and links the P300 SKU sheets. Amazon US still listed the 512GB model in stock in October 2026

Available1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026Seagate's product page is live and lists the drive with data sheet and manual. Some retailers list individual capacities as discontinued or end of life, and the Seagate page shows no such mark.

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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$489.999Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specification table pricing in USD: without heatsink 500GB $139.99, 1TB $239.99, 2TB $489.99, 4TB $949.99. With heatsink $159.99, $259.99, $539.99, $999.99. Tom's Hardware launch news gives $139.99 and $949.99 for the ends of the range. StorageNewsletter and TechSpot report the same prices rounded, from Seagate's SG21 announcement. Prices exclude tax.12Press articletomshardware.com/news/seagate-launches-firecuda-530-ssdsRead 15 October 2026The cheapest 500GB model carries a $139.99 MSRP and the 4TB model $949.99. The article also says the family comes with a fairly thick EKWB-designed aluminum heatsink version.

Launch price (EU)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

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Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

M.2 22801Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Form Factor and Interface row reads M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3

M.2 22803Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Form Factor row: M.2 2280-D2 for 2TB and 4TB, M.2 2280-S2 for 1TB and 500GB.

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Model / Capacity header: 2TB, 1TB, 512GB, 256GB and 128GB. Patriot does not publish a byte definition for the capacities

500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026Capacities 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. The data sheet footnote says 1TB equals one trillion bytes.

Interface

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

PCIe NVMe1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3

PCIe NVMe3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Interface row: PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4. System requirements: M.2 M-key slot, PCIe G4 x4, backwards compatible with PCIe G3.

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

31Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026PCIe Gen3

43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

41Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026x4

43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

1.31Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026NVMe 1.3 as published

1.43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

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Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

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Phison E183Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The data sheet says a Seagate-validated E18 controller. KitGuru and Tom's Hardware name it as the Phison PS5018-E18.6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Review of the 2TB model without heatsink, dated 2021-12-02. Spec list: NAND controller Phison PS5018-E18.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table: Phison PS5018-E18, with Micron 176L TLC flash and DDR4.

Flash typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

TLC9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/patriot-p300-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Review, specs table: Kioxia 96L TLC for the US version, and BiCS4 96L TLC on the 1TB sample. Tom's says the non-US version has an SM2263XT controller and 96L NAND, and does not name its flash type. KitGuru says all versions use 96-layer 3D TLC10Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/patriot-p300-regional-1tb-nvme-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026KitGuru, 2020-08: there are two versions of the P300, the US one with a Phison PS5013-E13T controller and the Regional one with a Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller. All versions use 96-layer 3D TLC NAND

TLC3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026NAND Flash Memory row: 3D TLC.6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

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Micron B47R TLC6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec list: Micron B47R 176-layer 3D TLC NAND.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

969Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/patriot-p300-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Review: 96L flash on the US version. Controller and flash maker are not stored, since the US version (Phison PS5013-E13T, Kioxia) and the Regional version (Silicon Motion SM2263XT, flash maker not named) differ10Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/patriot-p300-regional-1tb-nvme-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026Same statement: 96-layer 3D TLC NAND with two 512GB packages on the 1TB Regional sample

1766Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 20269Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

None, uses host memory (HMB)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Feature list names HMB technology, so the drive has no DRAM chip and borrows host memory. Tom's Hardware also calls the design DRAMless with HMB9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/patriot-p300-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Review: DRAMless design with Host Memory Buffer support on the Phison E13T. The SM2263XT in the Regional version is also DRAMless10Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/patriot-p300-regional-1tb-nvme-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026The SM2263XT is DRAM-less and uses HMB for caching

DRAM6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec list: cache DDR4-2666.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

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2GB7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026One SK hynix H5AN8G6NCJ DDR4-2666 chip on each side of the board, so two chips. Tom's Hardware describes two 8Gb SK hynix DDR4 chips. Two 8Gb chips are 2 GB. The DRAM size of the other capacities is not stated.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text: the controller interfaces with two 8Gb SK hynix DDR4 DRAM chips. The 2TB review sample. Two 8Gb chips are 2 GB.

Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

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Double-sided3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The module code in the Form Factor row: D2 is double-sided for 2TB and 4TB. S2 is single-sided for 1TB and 500GB.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Cover page: form factor M.2 2280-S2 for 500GB and 1000GB, M.2 2280-D2 for 2000GB and 4000GB, for both standard and heatsink models.7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026The 2TB drive is built on a double-sided M.2 2280 format, with four NAND packages on each side.

Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

2,100MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seq. Read/Write (MB/s): 2,100 / 1,650 (2TB and 1TB), 1,700 / 1,100 (512GB and 256GB) and 1,600 / 600 (128GB). The SKU sheets say the ATTO and CrystalDiskMark figures are the same. The sheet names no host. Base value is the 2TB model

7,300MB/s3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read (Max) 128KB: 7300 (2TB and 1TB), 7250 (4TB), 7000 (500GB). The base is the 2TB model. Footnote: fresh out of box, CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 on Windows 10 with a PCIe Gen4 board.

Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

1,650MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same row as read speed. Base value is the 2TB model

6,900MB/s3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sequential Write (Max) 128KB: 6900 (4TB and 2TB), 6000 (1TB), 3000 (500GB).

Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

290,000IOPS2Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P128_GM_28_0f22cb1cc4.pdfRead 15 October 2026SKU sheet for P300P128GM28, PDF created 2022-12-12. 4K Aligned Random Read up to 290K IOPs3Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P256_GM_28_33f000477b.pdfRead 15 October 2026SKU sheet for P300P256GM28, PDF created 2022-12-12. 4K Aligned Random Read up to 290K IOPs4Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P512_GM_28_68f464e5f4.pdfRead 15 October 2026SKU sheet for P300P512GM28, PDF created 2022-12-12. 4K Aligned Random Read up to 290K IOPs5Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P1_TBM_28_b08c96949c.pdfRead 15 October 2026SKU sheet for P300P1TBM28, PDF created 2022-12-12. 4K Aligned Random Read up to 290K IOPs6Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P2_TBM_28_01b526d9f9.pdfRead 15 October 2026SKU sheet for P300P2TBM28, PDF created 2022-12-12. 4K Aligned Random Read up to 290K IOPs

1,000,000IOPS4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Random Read (Max) 4KB QD32: 1,000,000 for 2TB and 4TB, 800,000 for 1TB, 400,000 for 500GB. The 2021 heatsink data sheet DS2072.2-2107US and the product manual Table 3 (CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0, 1GB range, QD16, 1 thread, AMD X570) show the same values.

Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

260,000IOPS2Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P128_GM_28_0f22cb1cc4.pdfRead 15 October 20264K Aligned Random Write up to 150K IOPs, lower than the other capacities. Random read is up to 290K IOPs. Sheet does not name queue depth3Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P256_GM_28_33f000477b.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 260K IOPs write and 290K IOPs read4Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P512_GM_28_68f464e5f4.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 260K IOPs write and 290K IOPs read5Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P1_TBM_28_b08c96949c.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 260K IOPs write and 290K IOPs read6Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P2_TBM_28_01b526d9f9.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 260K IOPs write and 290K IOPs read. Base value

1,000,000IOPS4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Random Write (Max) 4KB QD32: 1,000,000 for 1TB, 2TB and 4TB, 700,000 for 500GB.

Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

960TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Endurance (TBW): 960 TB (2TB), 480 TB (1TB), 240 TB (512GB), 120 TB (256GB) and 60 TB (128GB). Tom's Hardware lists the older US launch values of 40 to 640 TB. The maker's current sheet is stored. Base value is the 2TB model

2,550TB3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Total Bytes Written: 5100 TB (4TB), 2550 (2TB), 1275 (1TB), 640 (500GB).

MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

1,500,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026MTBF 1,500,000 hours for all capacities

1,800,000h3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026MTBF 1,800,000 hours on every capacity. The product manual Rev D of 2021 says 1.9 million hours in its features table. The newer data sheet is stored.

Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 70 C

Min0Max70°C3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Temperature, Operating Internal: 0 to 70 C.

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

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7.8W3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The data sheet gives one Active Power, Average per capacity: 8.6 W (4TB), 7.8 (2TB), 6.3 (1TB), 6.0 (500GB). These equal the manual's average read figures. The read and write split comes from the manual.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Table 4 lists Max Avg Read and Max Avg Write in W per capacity: 500GB 6 and 5, 1TB 6.3 and 6.4, 2TB 7.8 and 7.3, 4TB 8.6 and 8.2. The note says these are averages measured with CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2, 1GB range, QD128, 1 thread, during sequential read and write, at 3.3 V on an AMD Gen4 X570 board. The label says Max Avg, and the values equal the data sheet's Active Power, Average, so they are stored as average read and write power.

Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

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7.3W3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20265Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026See the note on read power. Table 4 write column.

Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

2.38W2Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P128_GM_28_0f22cb1cc4.pdfRead 15 October 2026Power Consumption: Full 2.07 W, Idle 0.37 W. Patriot does not define Full, so it is stored as the maximum power figure. The plain idle figure has no low-power state and is not stored3Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P256_GM_28_33f000477b.pdfRead 15 October 2026Full 2.07 W, Idle 0.37 W4Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P512_GM_28_68f464e5f4.pdfRead 15 October 2026Full 2.07 W, Idle 0.37 W5Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P1_TBM_28_b08c96949c.pdfRead 15 October 2026Full 2.07 W, Idle 0.37 W6Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/P300_P2_TBM_28_01b526d9f9.pdfRead 15 October 2026Power Consumption: Full 2.38 W, Idle 0.38 W. Base value. The plain idle figure is not stored

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

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Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

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25mW3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Idle Power PS3, Average: 30 mW (4TB), 25 (2TB), 20 (1TB), 15 (500GB).

Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

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5mW3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Low Power L1.2 mode is printed as <5 mW. The manual's power table prints 5 mW, which is stored.

Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

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7,374MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink, firmware SU6SM001. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 default profile (NVMe settings), 5 runs of 1 GiB, drive wiped with HDDerase v4, SEQ1M Q8T1 read 7374.44 MB/s, stored as 7374. Test bench AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB DDR4-2400, MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi. Read from the screenshot on page 4.

Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

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6,873MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: SEQ1M Q8T1 write 6873.36 MB/s, stored as 6873.

Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

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82.3MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: RND4K Q1T1 read 82.30 MB/s.

Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

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249.04MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: RND4K Q1T1 write 249.04 MB/s.

Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

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225GB10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink. Iometer sequential write for 15 minutes: the cache spans roughly 225 GB on the empty 2TB sample and writes at up to 6.9 GB/s until full. Intel Core i9-11900K on ASRock Z590 Taichi, drive prefilled to 50 percent as a secondary drive.

Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

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3,850MB/s10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB. After the cache is full the write speed degrades to 3,850 MB/s for most of the test. After about 1.5 TB more it drops to roughly 1.6 GB/s. The first state is stored.

3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

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75°C10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink, active cooling unless noted. After about 600 GB transferred the controller reached a maximum of 75 C with no throttling. The review does not name the sustained test duration for this reading. Idle was 30 to 35 C in a 24 C room.

Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

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845mW10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled: 845 mW.

Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

Without heatsink7Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/p300-pcie-m-2-internal-ssdRead 15 October 2026The maker's product photos show a plain white label on the board and no heatsink. Tom's Hardware also describes a white sticker. Only the bare drive is sold

Without heatsink, With heatsink2Maker product pageseagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/ssd/firecuda-530-heatsink-ssdRead 15 October 2026Seagate sells each capacity without and with a pre-installed heatsink, made with EKWB.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Form Factor row: M.2 2280 with heatsink. The heatsink is pre-installed and should not be removed. The model exceeds the dimensions of a standard M.2 2280 drive.

RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

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Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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Software

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SeaTools1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page names SeaTools as the diagnostic tool. KitGuru calls the app SeaTools SSD and Tom's Hardware lists Seatools GUI.

Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

Windows1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Operating System row: Windows 7, 8.0, 8.1, 10 and 11, which may need drivers. No other operating system is named

Windows, Linux, PS53Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026System Requirements list Windows 10 and Linux. The page text says the drive meets PS5 specs, and a footnote says an M.2 SSD in a PS5 needs a heatsink and a heat transfer sheet. The data sheet for the bare drive therefore names the PS5 only with that condition, and the heatsink model is the one meant for it.

Dimensions and weight

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length80Width22Height3.8mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Dimension row: 3.15 in (L) x 0.87 in (W) x 0.15 in (H), or 8 cm x 2.2 cm x 0.38 cm. Stored as 80 x 22 x 3.8 mm

Length80.15Width22.15Height3.58mm(3.2 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Length 80.15 mm, width 22.15 mm, height 3.58 mm for 2TB and 4TB, 2.23 mm for 1TB and 500GB, all maximum values.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026With heatsink: length 80.15 mm, width 24.2 mm. Height 9.84 mm (500GB and 1TB), 10.39 mm (2TB), 11.04 mm (4TB). The product manual Table 8 prints a width of 24.50 mm. The newer data sheet is stored.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Tables 7 and 8 give length, width and height maximums per capacity, with and without heatsink.

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

9g(0.3 oz)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight row: 0.02 lb / 9 g for all capacities. The SKU sheets read 0.01 lbs / 9 gm

10g(0.4 oz)3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight: 10.6 g (4TB), 10 g (2TB), 8.1 g (1TB), 7.7 g (500GB).4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight 47 g for every capacity with heatsink. The manual Table 8 prints 47.0 g for 500GB and 1TB, 44.2 g for 2TB and 46.2 g for 4TB. The data sheet value is stored. The base row is the model without heatsink.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Table 7 weights without heatsink: 7.7 g, 8.1 g, 10.0 g and 10.6 g.

In the box

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In the box

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Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD, Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD with Heatsink3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026What's Included: Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026What's Included: Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD with Heatsink.

Cables includediCables supplied with an external drive.

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Links

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Product page

www.patriotmemory.com/products/p300-pcie-m-2-internal-ssd7Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/p300-pcie-m-2-internal-ssdRead 15 October 2026Patriot product page titled P300 PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 2280 SSD. Its SKU sheet links list the five P300 part numbers. The overview text on the page describes the P310 and is not used

www.seagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssd1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026

Spec sheet

patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdf1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Patriot P300 product sheet, version 24Q1a, PDF created 2024-01-10. It lists all five capacities

www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdf3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate data sheet DS2059.5-2310 AMER, October 2023, for the models without heatsink. The heatsink models have their own data sheet DS2072.5-2310.

Manual

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www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdf5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD Product Manual, publication 200432500, Rev D, October 2021.

EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

5years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Patriot_Product_Sheet_P300_9bb594b674.pdfRead 15 October 2026Warranty 5-Year Warranty. The sheet names no market. Tom's Hardware lists a 3 year warranty for the 2020 US launch parts

5years1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 20265-year limited warranty on every model. The data sheet adds three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services, not available in all countries.

Both are also in the API. Back to all SSDs.