Patriot P320 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Patriot P320 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Patriot
57 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Patriot
61
Western Digital
93
Budget
Patriot
81
Western Digital
90
Workstation
Patriot
56
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Patriot
54
Western Digital
88
Console
Patriot
26
Western Digital
84
Portable
Patriot
14
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Patriot P320Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
1,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,000
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,200
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
480
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✗✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Patriot P320 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong endurance (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong affordability (66th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation