Average Bench: 59.6% (806th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Pyro m3
Poor: 52%Average: 59.6% Great: 67%

Average average bench

The Patriot Pyro m3 240GB averaged 40.4% 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 137MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 59.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Pyro m3 240GB is just 14.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Patriot Pyro m3 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 127MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 217MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Min Avg Max
298 Read 375 461
89.2 Write 217 403
192 Mixed 290 406
102 SusWrite 127 158
56.1% 252 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 20.4 27.6
35.5 4K Write 59.1 77.8
12.2 4K Mixed 23.4 29.5
92.2% 34.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
110 DQ Read 167 230
126 DQ Write 183 239
37.5 DQ Mixed 137 189
114% 162 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
78GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 108 117 119 118 117 MB/s
Read 457
Write 403
Mixed 406
SusWrite 158
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 25.7
80% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 189
143% 192 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 129 88 98 84 229 MB/s
Read 372
Write 89.2
Mixed 403
SusWrite 122
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 29.1
89% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 177
132% 178 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 94 100 69 136 MB/s
Read 304
Write 175
Mixed 241
SusWrite 102
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 27.7
92% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 138
120% 174 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 118 73 114 124 92 MB/s
Read 298
Write 211
Mixed 204
SusWrite 107
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 16
94% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 135
103% 136 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,777,623 SSDs tested

Typical Pyro m3 240GB Builds (Compare 4,014 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $437

Popular Pyro m3 240GB compatible motherboards:

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