Patriot Memory P320 2TB

Written analysis

Patriot Memory P320 2TB at a glance

The Patriot Memory P320 2TB is a 2000 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3. The controller is Maxio MAP1202. Flash type is 3D TLC NAND. Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 3000 MB/s read and 2200 MB/s write. Random throughput is 350K read IOPS and 400K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 59.0.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 960 TBW, or approximately 480 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years.

Current value

At $369, the drive costs $184.30 per TB. Performance / price is 24.0 and capacity value is 48.0. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.