Average Bench: 171% (132nd of 1072)

Based on 1,481 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot M.2 P300

Outstanding average bench

The Patriot M.2 P300 256GB averaged 70.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot M.2 P300 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 688MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 716MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot M.2 P300 256GB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Patriot M.2 P300 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 405MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,021MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,481 samples)
Min Avg Max
578 Read 1,021 1,326
288 Write 1,063 1,622
283 Mixed 945 1,327
213 SusWrite 405 626
193% 858 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 46.9 56.9
69 4K Write 150 258
35.2 4K Mixed 64 84.3
233% 87.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
382 DQ Read 800 1,481
215 DQ Write 716 1,155
246 DQ Mixed 688 1,174
535% 734 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
122GB free
Firmware: EDFM60.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1188 159 160 159 158 MB/s
Read 1,180
Write 1,253
Mixed 1,071
SusWrite 512
226% 1,004 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 81.6
314% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 1,223
DQ Mixed 522
481% 710 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFMD1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 289 300 452 478 222 MB/s
Read 1,204
Write 1,636
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 475
261% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 64
216% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 736
DQ Mixed 916
685% 920 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,664,927 SSDs tested

Typical M.2 P300 256GB Builds (Compare 6,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H510M H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $254

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