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Patriot Scorch M 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

Based on 180 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Patriot Scorch M
Poor: 75%Average: 111% Great: 148%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Patriot Scorch M 256GB averaged 10.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Patriot Scorch M 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 440MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 492MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Patriot Scorch M 256GB is 72.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Patriot Scorch M 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 299MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 180 samples)
Rank 211111%
Min Avg Max
426 Read 685 884
255 Write 661 889
266 Mixed 601 809
107 SusWrite 299 530
126% 561 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 30.4 41
45.1 4K Write 78.8 121
19.1 4K Mixed 37.1 50.9
135% 48.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
276 DQ Read 559 705
201 DQ Write 492 716
145 DQ Mixed 440 597
353% 497 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 188 269 53 42 45 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 522
Write 455
Mixed 552
SusWrite 168
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 32
82% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 531
DQ Mixed 481
382% 533 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 74 91 105 124 151 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 570
Write 258
Mixed 270
SusWrite 154
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 21.6
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 400
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 302
233% 321 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 73 84 93 98 116 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 715
Write 281
Mixed 274
SusWrite 86.8
74% 339 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 25.5
77% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 50.6
DQ Mixed 101
118% 219 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 129 49 91 104 29 MB/s
70.1% Very good
Read 645
Write 261
Mixed 256
SusWrite 91.7
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 20.6
90% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 212
172% 245 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,790 SSDs tested

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Gaming 90%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation 83%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,549x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,226x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,941x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,618x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,315x
SSD
Patriot Scorch M 256GBNvmeBench 111%, 180 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,078x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $886

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