INTRODUCTION

   Even though M.2 NVMe (PCIe 3.0/4.0) solid state drives are currently leading the market in terms of read and write data performance they are still way behind 2.5" SATA III drives in terms of sales. This however is not just due to compatibility issues with older systems (both desktops and laptops) but also due to the fact that many system builders (including OEM ones) mostly choose 2.5" SSDs for their low/mid-level models. That being said even though they simply can't compete with M.2 NVMe SSD models in terms of performance 2.5" SSD models still do outperform regular hard disk drives (HDDs) with ease and so they truly represent great value for people who just want to upgrade their old systems without spending much in the process. Patriot recently introduced the P200 series of 2.5" SATA III SSDs and with us today we have the 1TB variant.

   Patriot started in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. We dedicate ourselves to being the brand of choice for the tech industry with a high commitment to quality and outstanding customer service. Patriot Memory designs, manufactures and markets high performance memory modules, flash memory, mobile accessories and gaming equipment. Here at Patriot, we pride ourselves in developing new and innovative products that offer a sleek, modern and functional design. Along with high quality and innovative designs, our products come backed with our industry leading warranty and top of the line customer support. We ensure that every product meets or exceeds our high level of standards. For memory, that process begins with using high-quality components and ends with rigorous functional testing to ensure each module is reliable and compatible. All of our tests include real world stress tests, drop tests and over charge tests as well. We do all of this so you can rest assured that you'll be receiving a high quality product.

   The P200 2.5" SATA III series is currently available in 256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB capacities and much like many other mid-end 2.5" SATA III SSDs lately it's based on the DRAM-less SM2258XT quad-channel NAND flash controller by Silicon Motion (strangely enough the 2TB variant seems to be using the Maxio MAS0902A controller instead) paired with Micron's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND flash (this combination allows the 1TB variant to reach performance numbers of 530MB/s in read and 460MB/s in write). Although DRAM-less the Silicon Motion SM2258XT NAND flash controller still packs several technologies like static data refresh (ensures data integrity), error-correction, global wear-levelling, S.M.A.R.T, TRIM, NCQ, thermal-throttling, active garbage collection, DevSleep (device sleep - power saving feature) and SLC write caching (algorithms for optimal sustained performance). Finally Patriot covers the P200 series of 2.5" SATA III SSDs with a limited 3-year warranty and reports rather impressive write endurance numbers of 160TBW for the 256GB model, 320TBW for the 512GB model, 640TBW for the 1TB model and 1000TBW for the 2TB model (all models feature an MTBF of 2 million hours).