Patriot P220 256GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD P220 with 256GB (P220S256G25) from the brand Patriot.

Performance score 
611
Price/GB
0.17 $
Read
550 MB/s
 Write
490 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image P220
Manufacturer Patriot  
Model number P220S256G25
Capacity 256 GB (238 GiB)
pSLC cache 43 GB approx.
Read speed 550 MB/s
Write speed 490 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
~ 43 $
(= 0.17 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
96 %
*) 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 611 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Patriot P220 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
514.50 MB/s
446.56 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
30.56 MB/s
89.38 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
117.30 MB/s
166.30 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.045 ms
0.118 ms
Score
199
300
Total score 
611

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 04 December 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Patriot P220 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
944.48 MB/s
1.14 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,169.01 MB/s
1.20 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,531.38 MB/s
0.90 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Patriot P220 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: 550 MB/s and 490 MB/s) the Patriot SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Patriot P220 256GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
544.76
464.17
SEQ1M
Q1T1
533.31
444.45
RND4K
Q32T16
221.19
181.15
RND4K
Q1T1
43.30
97.93

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
519.50
442.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
508.60
423.90
RND4K
Q32T16
54,002.20
44,226.30
RND4K
Q1T1
10,570.10
23,907.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,362.10
18,014.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,965.21
2,358.58
RND4K
Q32T16
9,463.73
11,555.30
RND4K
Q1T1
94.45
41.71

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. 43 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 500 MB/s and written at 194 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Patriot P220 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 P220 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 P220 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 P220 256GB SATA SSD

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