Seagate belongs in that category, and its FireCuda 540 leads the Seagate charge into the brave new world of PCIe 5.0 SSDs. For now, that new world is a very expensive one to buy into.

Seagate's been shipping solid-state storage since 2009, and its previous-generation FireCuda 530 was widely-recognized as one of the faster PCIe 4.0 SSDs around. So what's new with the FireCuda 540?

That’s because the Seagate FireCuda 540 absolutely lives up to its claims of 10,000 MB/s sequential performance with both its reads and writes when plugged into to a Gen 5 compatible NVMe M.2 port.

Seagate's FireCuda 540 2TB is offering best-in-class overall performance along with best-in-class endurance, making it worthy of our most prestigious award. Editor's choice.

Our Seagate FireCuda 530 Heatsink review looks at a PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD for PC and PlayStation 5 consoles with a heatsink to help dissipate heat for longer and better performance.

The newly announced Seagate FireCuda 540 SSD products are up to 50 percent faster than Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSDs and are available in 1TB and 2TB versions for $179.99 and $299.99, respectively.

The Seagate FireCuda 540 (starts at $179.99 for 1TB; $299.99 for 2TB as tested) isn't the absolute, tip-top fastest PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive (SSD) we've tested. That honor belongs to our ...

All things considered, £57 for such a capable PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive as this Seagate Firecuda 530 1TB is a great price. If you're after a quick drive for your PS5 or PC, this is one to consider.

Seagate FireCuda 540 Gen 5 SSD: The Verdict If you just looked at the benchmark charts in this review, you might come away thinking that the FireCuda 540 is "just" a middle-of-the-road SSD.

The Seagate FireCuda 540 (starts at $179.99 for 1TB; $299.99 for 2TB as tested) isn't the absolute, tip-top fastest PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive (SSD) we've tested. That honor belongs to our ...