The Seagate FireCuda 510 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2018. It is available in capacities ranging from 500 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 500 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Seagate FireCuda 510 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5012-E12-27 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Seagate has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the FireCuda 510, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. The FireCuda 510 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,450 MB/s and 2,500 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 420K for reads and 600K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 100 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Seagate guarantees an endurance rating of 650 TBW, a good value.