Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Patriot
22 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
62 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The Patriot P210 SATA SSD receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its performance, ease of installation, and value for money, especially as an upgrade from older mechanical drives. However, a significant number of reviews report drive failures within months, with some experiencing complete failure after 90 days, raising concerns about reliability.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Easy installation
- Good value for money
- Lightweight design
- Works well as upgrade
Cons
- Drive fails within months
- Unreliable after 90 days
- High failure rate
- Not recommended for builds
Performance 5
Reliability 4
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Lightweight 1
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Patriot P210 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Patriot P210 256GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average random (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average speed (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.