Patriot Memory P200 512GB 2.5'' SSD Review

SSD by stefan @ 2019-10-05

The P200 drive from Patriot was built for mainstream computers in mind, without breaking any performance records, considering that it is built on the SATA III interface as well. Since we are dealing with a TLC NAND drive, we will observe drops in write performance after the SLC buffer has been filled up, but this will only happen if we do write very large files at once onto it. The SSD drives, especially the 2.5’’ form factors are really cheap nowadays and if 512GB is not enough for the current tasks, we can go ahead and choose either the 1TB or 2TB versions of the product.

Introduction

At first we would like to thank Patriot Memory for offering a sample of their P200 512GB 2.5'' SSD for testing and reviewing.

About Patriot Memory:

“Mission Statement

To be the vendor of choice for the computer and consumer electronic industries with a commitment to service and quality

Vision

Commitment, focus on innovation in technology, product quality, and customer satisfaction are the key enablers of our future success

Company Profile

Established in 1985, Patriot Memory builds a full range of memory module and flash memory products, offering a perfect blend of quality and value. Patriot products include Extreme Performance (EP), Signature Lines (SL) and Flash Memory solutions (FM)”

Product Features, Specifications

Product Features:

SMI 2258XT Series Controller

Global wear leveling algorithm, maximizes SSD lifespan

Automatic sleep and wake-up mechanism power saving

Built-in power-on reset and voltage regulators.

Built-in temperature sensor.

Trim Support

Longer life time cycle (TBW)

MTBF: >2,000,000 hours

Product Specifications:

4K Aligned Random Read: up to 90K IOPs

4K Aligned Random Write: up to 80K IOPs

Sequential Read (ATTO): up to 530MB/s

Sequential Write (ATTO): up to 460MB/S

Terrabytes Written (TBW): 320TB

Interface: SATA III 6Gb/s

Form Factor: 2.5"

Operating Voltage: 5v

Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 70°C

Packaging, A Closer Look

Nowadays we are still seeing notebooks and laptops equipped with 2TB or less mechanical storage drives, that usually have high access times and less than ideal transfer rates. For people that would like to upgrade these systems, Patriot Memory is proposing their P200 2.5’’ SATA III 6Gb/s solution, that feature Trim Support, Global Wear Leveling and a 3-year warranty.

The 7mm drives are shipped inside a compact cardboard packaging, with a small window; Patriot rates these products as having “standard performance”:

On the back side of the box, we will be able to spot the product features in multiple languages, but also a small product description:

The inside layer does only contain a transparent packaging, along with the main product:

The casing of the drive is entirely made of aluminum and on its top area we will find a large sticker, highlighting the total capacity:

On the back of the drive, we will find a sticker with a similar size, but this one contains the internal code name of the product:

The sides do present the mounting holes, but the enclosure is not very easy to dismantle, for accessing the insides:

A Closer Look Contd.

The actual SSD PCB does barely occupy half of the case; additional protection layers are placed on the inside of the aluminum case:

The PCB is also secured with three screws to the chassis:

The drive does come with a central controller IC, but also four NAND flash packages:

Going in more detail, we do have the Silicon Motion SM2258XT four-channel flash controller; this model is also compatible with designs that lack DRAM: