Patriot

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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -24%Read 3%, Write -12%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score -11%Read 2%, Write 2%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -31%DQ Read -3%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -113%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 79% (498^th of 1072)

Based on 385 user benchmarks. Model: Patriot Blast

Poor: 51%Average: 79% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The Patriot Blast 960GB averaged 21.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Blast 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 122MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Blast 960GB is 57%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Blast 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 272MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 340MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 385 samples)

Rank 49879%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 473	517
110	Write 361	494
192	Mixed 340	398
91.3	SusWrite 272	381
80.9% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.5	4K Read 26.7	34.2
21.2	4K Write 64.4	105
8.03	4K Mixed 25.1	44.3
107% 38.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31	DQ Read 271	357
43.2	DQ Write 212	346
9.63	DQ Mixed 122	212
124% 202 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHE-User, 1 month ago.

895GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 459 343 309 324 322 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 435

Mixed 347

SusWrite 368

91% 407 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 34.7

129% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 209

189% 288 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

532GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 473 470 202 327 318 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 347

SusWrite 361

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 76

4K Mixed 35.2

129% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 210

190% 291 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 257 249 148 5 21 MB/s

88.4% Excellent

Write 468

Mixed 389

SusWrite 168

85% 381 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 81.4

4K Mixed 39.4

141% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 207

189% 289 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 days ago.

831GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 255 125 143 109 209 MB/s

78.1% Very good

Write 406

Mixed 366

SusWrite 208

81% 364 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 32.3

115% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 225

DQ Mixed 176

151% 223 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

472GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 434 204 314 315 MB/s

76.8% Very good

Write 383

Mixed 381

SusWrite 355

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 36.6

4K Mixed 25.6

85% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 168

139% 200 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

434GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 399 404 239 209 316 MB/s

71.1% Very good

Write 402

Mixed 327

SusWrite 324

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 35.9

4K Mixed 23.7

78% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 163

136% 198 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

472GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 436 438 216 312 313 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 435

Mixed 378

SusWrite 358

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 34.5

4K Mixed 7

61% 21.2 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 166

138% 199 MB/s

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Typical Blast 960GB Builds (Compare 249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 231%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 271%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO D

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	82x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	38x
Core i9-13900KIntel $500Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	34x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	37x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	22x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	20x

SSD
Blast 960GBPatriotBench 79%, 385 samples	1x

RAM
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 167%, 4,540 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 166%, 4,448 samples	18x
CT32G48C40U5.M16A1 2x31.5GBCrucialBench 155%, 880 samples	13x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $987

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Average Bench: 79% (498^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 79% (498th of 1072)

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