At first we would like to thank Patriot Memory for offering a sample of their Rage Prime 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Flash Drive 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)”

 

USB 3.2 Gen. 2 Compliant (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)

Up to 600MB/s Read

Durable design extends the life of your drive

Durable housing protects from drops, spills, daily abuse

Retractable design protects USB connector when drive not in use

LED Light Indicator

Plug and Play, driver free

Compatible with Windows® 10 Windows® 8, Windows® 7, Linux 2.4 and later, Mac® OSX 10.6 and later

5 Year warranty

 

After trying out the Patriot Supersonic Rage Pro, it is time to look upon another drive from the Supersonic series, the high-performance Rage Prime with a total capacity of 1TB! The drive takes advantage of the USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gb/s) standard, while Patriot is advertising read speeds up to 600MB/s.

 

The product is shipped inside a cardboard/plastic enclosure, through which we can look on how the drive really looks like. The manufacturer notes here the high read speed but also the fact that we are dealing with a capless design:

 

 

 

On the back side, Patriot has written the drive specifications in multiple languages, details regarding the Patriot offices around the world, links to online resources but also the product code name and serial number:

 

 

 

The drive comes with a white chassis, while the inner layer is black; the drive name is written in red, along with the total capacity:

 

 

 

The Patriot logo can be spotted on the opposite side:

 

 

 

The chassis is also provided with a hole for fitting a lanyard:

 

 

 

With the retractable design, the internal USB Type-A connector is well protected and the need for a cap is eliminated:

 

 

 

Here is how the drive does look when it is ready for use:

 

 

 

The testbench was composed from the following hardware:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600X

CPU Cooler: Deepcool Captain 240 EX RGB AIO

Motherboard: BIOSTAR RACING B550GTA

RAM: Patriot Memory Viper RGB Series DDR4

Video: PowerColor Radeon 5700 8GB

Power Supply: Cooler Master 850W

SSD: Patriot P200 512GB

Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840

Here is the total storage space reported by Windows OS; the drive comes formatted exFAT by default. For testing purposes we will re-format it to NTFS:

 

 

To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:

 

 

HD Tune File Benchmark

 

 

Summary Graph (Read Performance)

 

To measure the real life performance, we have used the Total Commander application to copy to the flash drive and from the flash drive the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, after they have stabilized.

 

File Copy

File Read

Summary Graph (Real-life performance)

 

 

We have also performed some extra tests with this drive and the results can be checked out right here:

ATTO

 

Anvil

Patriot was not joking to include the Supersonic Rage Prime as a member of their Extreme Performance drives, since it really delivers! The read/write performance has topped our charts, while the 1TB storage variant should be enough for most users when transferring data from one computer to another. The plastic capless design is durable and does not need any extra drivers to operate at the advertised speeds, the only condition would be that the computer comes with USB 3.2 Gen2 ports.

 

Besides the decent pricing of 155 Euros for the 1TB (judging by the offered speeds and total capacity), the product also comes with a 5-year warranty!

Patriot Supersonic Rage Prime 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Flash Drive is Recommended for:

 

 

We would like to thank again to Patriot Memory for making this review possible!