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Patriot P220 256GB SATA III 2.5"
The 256GB Patriot P220 hits 550 MB/s reads and 500 MB/s writes over SATA III, backed by a 960 TBW endurance rating and a 3-year warranty. Its DRAM-less design and 7mm 2.5-inch form factor make it a low-cost drop-in upgrade for older desktops or laptops, with SATA 2 backward compatibility. Best for budget-conscious users replacing a slow HDD in a secondary machine, where raw capacity and price matter more than sustained write performance.
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
Endurance 960 TBW
52 Overall Score
Price CA$56
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong affordability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
What owners think
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92/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 50000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 50000 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 960 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Patriot P220 | Crucial T500 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 | PNY XLR8 M280CS3150XHS-1TB-RB | Corsair MP600 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 11,500 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | - | true | false |
| Endurance | 960 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW | - | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot P220 | 28.3 | 37.8 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 94.7 | 99 | 87.1 | 96.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 94.7 | 82.7 | 95.3 | 53.9 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 84 | 97 | 94 | 78.4 | 0 | 85.7 | 46.3 | 59.7 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.6 | 61.8 | 53.3 | 78.4 | 79 | 69.5 | 87.1 | 22.9 |
| PNY XLR8 M280CS3150XHS-1TB-RB Compare | 95.8 | 81 | 97.5 | 55.3 | 0 | 64 | 43.5 | 54.7 |
| Corsair MP600 Elite Compare | 84 | 61.8 | 53.3 | 55.3 | 0 | 93.6 | 95.3 | 58.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall51.9
- Budget92.1
- Gaming27.1
- Laptop41.3
- Console12.4
- Portable9.8
- Workstation41.3
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