Test Bench
For our tests, we used the following test bench. It’s a Dell Optixplex 7040, featuring an Intel Core i7-6700 (Skylake) processor on a Q170 motherboard with DDR4 ram.
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.4GHz |
| Cooling | Standard stock cooler |
| Motherboard | Intel Q170 from Dell |
| Ram | 2x 8GB SK Hynix DDR4-2133MHz |
| HDD | HGST 256GB SATA3 HDD 7,200rpm |
| PSU | 550W PSU included with Dell |
| Reference VGA card | Geforce GTX 745 |
| SSD |
Patriot Ignite 240GB |
Performance and Benchmarks
ATTO Disk Benchmark
ATTO disk benchmarks show a peak write speed of 405 MB/sec, while read speed reaches 562 MB/sec. A very good score indeed.
Crystal DiskMark
A very similar story here. For Crystal DiskMark, the Patriot Ignite 240GB gives a maximum of 562.7 MB/sec read speed, while maximum write speed is around 405.8 MB/sec.
Anvil Storage Utilities
Anvil Storage Utilities shows us the IOPS performance of the Patriot Ignite 240GB. We have got a maximum of 74.6K for read, and 75.1K for write. Not far off from the advertised IOPS taken from their website.
PCMark 8 (Disk Benchmark)
We got an overall storage score of 4931 on the PCMark 8 Disk Benchmark, with a storage bandwidth if 212.68 MB/sec. Not bad, not bad at all … it’s definitely one of the faster SSDs you can get on the market.
Comparison:
| Patriot Ignite 240GB | Crucial MX300 750GB |
Kingston Savage 240GB |
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| Controller Type | Phison S10 Series | Marvell 88SS1074 | Phison S10 Series |
| PCMark 8 (Disk Benchmark) | Score: 4931
Bandwidth: 212.68 MB/sec |
Score: 4912
Bandwidth: 195.85 MB/sec |
Score: 4913
Bandwidth: 222.26 MB/sec |
| ATTO Disk Benchmark | Read speed: 562 MB/sec
Write speed: 405 MB/sec |
Read speed: 536 MB/sec
Write speed: 515 MB/sec |
Read speed: 539 MB/sec
Write speed: 520.7 MB/sec |
| Crystal DiskMark | Read: 562.7 MB/sec
Write: 405.8 MB/sec |
Read: 535.0 MB/sec
Write: 514.7 MB/sec |
Read: 539.0 MB/sec
Write: 520 MB/sec |
| Anvil Storage Utilities | IOPS Read: 74.6K
IOPS Write: 75.1K |
IOPS Read: 76.9K
IOPS Write: 79.78K |
IOPS Read: 74.7K
IOPS Write: 89.6K |
