Patriot Burst Elite 480GB SATA III 2.5"
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)
- Below average random (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 450 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 320 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 40000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 40000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 400 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Patriot Burst Elite | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 450 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 400 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Burst Elite | 3.1 | 7.3 | 52.9 | 23 | 90.4 | 69.8 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 98.7 | 97.5 | 54.9 | 85.4 | 99.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 97.6 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.8 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 99.8 | 54.9 | 85.4 | 78.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.6 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G Compare | 82.7 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 54.9 | 93.6 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$91
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Usage Scores
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