Patriot Burst Elite 480GB SATA III 2.5"
The 480GB SATA III drive hits 450 MB/s reads and 320 MB/s writes with TLC NAND and a DRAM-less design, backed by a 400 TBW endurance rating and a 2,000,000-hour MTBF. Its low power management and static and dynamic wear leveling make it a reliable pick for daily use, though its portable performance score is weak. This is best for budget-conscious buyers upgrading an older laptop or desktop for everyday tasks like booting Windows and storing documents.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong affordability (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)
- Below average random (8th percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 450 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 320 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 40000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 40000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 400 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Patriot Burst Elite | Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Burst Elite | 3.3 | 8.1 | 53.5 | 23.2 | 45.1 | 90.9 | 68.4 | 87.6 |
| Crucial T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 90.9 | 55.4 | 45.1 | 95 | 77.5 | 32.4 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 79.8 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.6 | 55.4 | 79.8 | 87.2 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.2 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.7 | 78.5 | 55.4 | 58.6 | 88 | 95.3 | 54.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$92
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.7
- Budget83.6
- Gaming21.7
- Laptop35.2
- Console10.5
- Portable8.1
- Workstation35.2
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
