Average Bench: 86.1% (389th of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Ignite M3

Very good average bench

The Patriot Ignite M3 240GB averaged just 13.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Ignite M3 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 89.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Ignite M3 240GB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Ignite M3 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 253MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)
Min Avg Max
344 Read 468 522
74.3 Write 337 381
43.5 Mixed 297 434
116 SusWrite 253 361
75.7% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 28.3 33.4
27.8 4K Write 89.2 128
10.8 4K Mixed 33.6 43.1
133% 50.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.2 DQ Read 250 342
38 DQ Write 238 355
37.9 DQ Mixed 138 172
133% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 233 216 228 233 258 MB/s
Read 517
Write 378
Mixed 328
SusWrite 250
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 42.4
168% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 38
DQ Mixed 124
103% 157 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 365 366 369 370 330 MB/s
Read 478
Write 379
Mixed 322
SusWrite 361
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 34.9
128% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 169
170% 273 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,661,174 SSDs tested

Typical Ignite M3 240GB Builds (Compare 881 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $307

Popular Ignite M3 240GB compatible motherboards:

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