Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD P210 with 256GB (P210S256G25) from the brand Patriot.

Performance score 
607
Price/GB
0.16 $
Read
500 MB/s
 Write
400 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image P210
Manufacturer Patriot  
Model number P210S256G25
Capacity 256 GB (238 GiB)
pSLC cache 87 GB approx.
Read speed 500 MB/s
Write speed 400 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 120 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2259XT

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 42 $
(= 0.16 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
97 %
Write speed
87 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Patriot SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 607 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
509.70 MB/s
400.92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
25.48 MB/s
71.60 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
144.74 MB/s
156.03 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.104 ms
0.202 ms
Score
221
268
Total score 
607

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 12 January 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
860.35 MB/s
1.25 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,272.42 MB/s
1.11 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,392.72 MB/s
0.99 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 500 MB/s and 400 MB/s) the Patriot SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
537.70
420.33
SEQ1M
Q1T1
524.15
415.97
RND4K
Q32T16
148.98
168.87
RND4K
Q1T1
27.07
76.68

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
512.80
400.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
499.90
396.70
RND4K
Q32T16
36,371.30
41,228.50
RND4K
Q1T1
6,607.90
18,719.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,569.40
19,877.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,999.75
2,519.71
RND4K
Q32T16
14,045.90
12,401.20
RND4K
Q1T1
151.20
53.30

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 87 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 517 MB/s and written at 245 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Patriot SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Patriot SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Patriot SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Patriot P210 256GB SATA SSD

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