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M.2 P300 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 174% (129th of 1072)

Based on 1,766 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot M.2 P300 256GB
Poor: 102%Average: 174% Great: 232%

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Outstanding average bench

The Patriot M.2 P300 256GB averaged 73.9% 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 472MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 707MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot M.2 P300 256GB is 130%. 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 555MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 476MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,766 samples)
Rank 129174%
Min Avg Max
671 Read 1,379 2,150
555 Write 1,210 1,710
491 Mixed 1,016 1,337
229 SusWrite 555 1,083
233% 1,040 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 4K Read 44.9 56.8
47.5 4K Write 124 221
18.2 4K Mixed 46.8 79.9
194% 72 MB/s
Min Avg Max
293 DQ Read 476 1,059
234 DQ Write 707 1,154
191 DQ Mixed 472 659
391% 552 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
145GB free
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1583 1525 1515 1510 539 274 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 1,520
Mixed 1,124
SusWrite 1,158
305% 1,356 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 27.3
137% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 388
368% 555 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN09462
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 973 274 274 272 273 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,518
Write 1,640
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 602
283% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 65.2
223% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 747
DQ Mixed 514
402% 541 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10449
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 778 295 289 230 179 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 1,310
Mixed 885
SusWrite 471
228% 1,020 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 29.9
124% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 350
218% 241 MB/s
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Typical M.2 P300 256GB Builds (Compare 5,730 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-K

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,515x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples833x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples709x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples617x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples555x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples335x
SSD
M.2 P300 256GBPatriotBench 174%, 1,766 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples330x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples168x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $377

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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