Average Bench: 73.5% (599th of 1072)

Based on 4,348 user benchmarks.  Models: Patriot Blast, Patrio Blast

Good average bench

The Patriot Blast 120GB averaged 26.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 145MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Blast 120GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Blast 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 135MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,348 samples)
Min Avg Max
255 Read 429 514
79.9 Write 359 471
122 Mixed 297 375
47.2 SusWrite 135 389
68.1% 305 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 26 33.7
30.4 4K Write 72.4 110
16.6 4K Mixed 32.3 41.8
119% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.2 DQ Read 274 323
62.4 DQ Write 244 371
46.3 DQ Mixed 145 183
140% 221 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 89 87 80 90 34 MB/s
Read 507
Write 459
Mixed 379
SusWrite 95.3
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 34.1
119% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 182
174% 273 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 45 55 55 55 49 MB/s
Read 476
Write 153
Mixed 166
SusWrite 53.8
46% 212 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 24.8
86% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 91.5
93% 155 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,121 SSDs tested

Typical Blast 120GB Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5N73-CM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $50

Popular Blast 120GB compatible motherboards:

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