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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Patriot

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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Newegg | $60.99 | $0.238 | In Stock | $60.99 | Buy |
Adorama | $68.99 | $0.269 | In Stock | $68.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Patriot P300 256GB is an entry-level M.2 NVMe SSD utilizing PCIe 3.0 x4. It offers faster sequential read/write speeds than SATA SSDs but is significantly slower than modern PCIe 4.0 drives. This drive is suitable for basic system builds or as a boot drive for users on a tight budget, offering a performance upgrade over traditional hard drives.
Verdict
“Budget-conscious users needing a basic NVMe boot drive or storage upgrade should consider this.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
1,700 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,100 MB/s
4K Random Read
290K IOPS
4K Random Write
260K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
120 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.26 DWPD
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache — what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
No (HMB)
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Heatsink
Not included
Max Temp
70°C
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