New
Patriot SSD
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 1,700 MB/s
Endurance 80 TBW
50 Overall Score
Price CA$76
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong endurance (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1100 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 290000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 260000 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 80 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Patriot SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,700 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | false | true | false |
| Endurance | 80 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot SSD | 43.5 | 82 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 66 | 79.7 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.5 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.6 | 83 | 95.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 54.6 | 87.3 | 95.6 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 70.6 | 89.5 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 83 | 99.5 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.7 | 92.2 | 93.8 | 54.6 | 87.9 | 95.6 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X Compare | 88 | 95.7 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 99.2 | 35.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$76
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Usage Scores
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