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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 84.3% (419th of 1072)

Based on 89 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Burst Elite 960GB
Poor: 52%Average: 84.3% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Patriot Burst Elite 960GB averaged just 15.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Burst Elite 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 285MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Burst Elite 960GB is 50.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Burst Elite 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 89 samples)
Rank 41984.3%
Min Avg Max
414 Read 485 516
333 Write 408 445
39 Mixed 358 402
88.6 SusWrite 306 444
87.3% 389 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 27 32.1
25.4 4K Write 91.3 124
0.4 4K Mixed 26.2 32.8
123% 48.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
103 DQ Read 141 250
35.9 DQ Write 285 340
0.4 DQ Mixed 40.5 46.2
79.7% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
473GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 426 443 444 441 436 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 408
Mixed 399
SusWrite 439
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 30.8
136% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 45.3
85% 164 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 393 390 391 391 395 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 446
Write 381
Mixed 365
SusWrite 393
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 26.2
117% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 45.3
93% 186 MB/s
660GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 395 381 413 363 356 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 471
Write 427
Mixed 364
SusWrite 381
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 25.4
105% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 43.9
87% 168 MB/s
621GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 431 137 39 130 126 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 446
Write 436
Mixed 401
SusWrite 216
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 32.2
138% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 47.8
92% 178 MB/s
432GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 413 421 38 73 174 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 486
Write 432
Mixed 395
SusWrite 256
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 28
121% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 43
84% 162 MB/s
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 32 21 226 38 37 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 388
Write 389
Mixed 400
SusWrite 131
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 31.2
141% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 45.2
90% 173 MB/s
291GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 128 39 155 72 39 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 507
Write 409
Mixed 391
SusWrite 143
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 28.9
130% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 43.3
66% 123 MB/s
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 400 159 155 40 39 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 382
Write 346
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 172
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 0.3
66% 154 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: T0917A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 31 18 19 17 18 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 464
Write 140
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 23.8
35% 164 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 0.4
54% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 33.2
DQ Mixed 0.4
25% 64.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: MSI H410M-A PRO (MS-7C89)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,169x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples777x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples331x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples309x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples230x
SSD
Burst Elite 960GBPatriotBench 84%, 89 samples1x
RAM
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples91x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $253

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