Patriot

Flare 120GB

Flare 120GB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -56%Read -16%, Write -46%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite -123%Peak Score -12%Read -2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -24%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -54%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -52%, ADQ Read -109%, ADQ Write -31%, ADQ Mixed -218%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 67% (717^th of 1072)

Based on 110 user benchmarks. Model: Patriot Flare

Poor: 36%Average: 67% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Patriot Flare 120GB averaged 32.9% 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 Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Flare 120GB is 54.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Flare 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 156MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 110 samples)

Rank 71767%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 395	499
29.5	Write 278	451
59.7	Mixed 305	479
33.5	SusWrite 133	312
61.9% 278 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.3	4K Read 26.7	41.3
15.6	4K Write 75.2	99.4
0.71	4K Mixed 18.4	42.2
104% 40.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.8	DQ Read 156	320
10.4	DQ Write 220	341
1.28	DQ Mixed 81.7	218
91.4% 152 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

25GB free

Firmware: SBFM01.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 292 293 289 294 293 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 376

Mixed 347

SusWrite 300

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 65.7

4K Mixed 34

128% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 217

191% 285 MB/s

RUS-User, 7 months ago.

39GB free

Firmware: SBFM01.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 293 291 292 294 293 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 380

Mixed 371

SusWrite 299

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 34.1

128% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 217

190% 285 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

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Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	606x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

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GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

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Flare 120GBPatriotBench 67%, 110 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $355

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Average Bench: 67% (717^th of 1072)

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