Patriot P320 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Patriot
35 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
85 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Patriot P320 | Western Digital Black SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Patriot P320 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
Pricing
Patriot P320 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.437score per dollar
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.267score per dollar
Patriot P320 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.6x better value for money
Patriot P320 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital Black SN850X
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
