1. Introduction2. Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD3. Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD (Ultra High Res Gallery)4. Testing Methodology5. CrystalDiskMark6. Atto Disk Benchmark7. AS SSD8. IOMeter9. Real World Testing10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

If you go shopping this month for a Solid State Drive, then you will be presented with a bewildering array of choices. If we are being honest, most people tend to buy an SSD based around the price and the Pyro may appeal, as it is a cheaper version of the excellent Patriot Wildfire, which we reviewed a few weeks ago.

The Patriot Pyro 120GB retails for around £60-£70 less than the Wildfire (£168.84 inc vat from Amazon), but it still uses the class leading Sandforce SF-2281 controller. It is a SATA 6Gbps drive priced for the widest possible audience.

Specifications overview:

• SandForce SF-2200 series SSD processor paired with qualified MLC NAND flash for best performance, value and reliability.
• SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s.
• TRIM support (O/S dependent).
• DuraClass technology.
• DuraWrite extends the endurance of SSDs.
• Intelligent Block Management and Wear Leveling.
• Intelligent Read Disturb Management.
• Intelligent “Recycling” for advance free space management (Garbage Collection).
• RAISE (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements).
• Intelligent Data Retention optimization.
• Best-in-class ECC protection for longest data retention and drive life.
• Power/Performance Balancing.
• Thermal Threshold Management.
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) – Up to 32 commands
• ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH).
• Sequential Read & Write Transfer: 240GB & 120GB models; 550MB/s read | 515MB/s Write 60GB model; 520MB/s read | 490MB/s Write.
• Max Random Write IOPS: Up to 85,000 (4K aligned)/240GB & 120GB models; up to 80,000 (4K aligned)/60GB model.
• O/S Support: Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / Mac® OS / Linux.

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