Since its inception the SATA 3 SSD has had enthusiasts drooling over faster transfer rates and enticing them to get their wallets out. Never has there been a better time to invest with prices being reasonably affordable and a vast spectrum of motherboards catering for SATA 3 - 6Gbps.
The Pyro is there as an example of what great performance you can take advantage of with a SATA 3 SSD at an affordable cost. In the performance benchmarks over the previous pages they revealed that this drive has great potential for being a good all round performer. It did struggle with CrystalDiskMark but sometimes we do pick up anomalies like this when a drive struggles in a particular benchmark. The OCZ Agility 3 had similar performance results in this benchmark also but not quite as bad
In terms of cost, compared to other SATA 3 drives endorsing the SandForce 228 Controller the Patriot Pyro is quite a good value for money offering. There are three capacities to choose from – 60GB (£100) 120GB (£155-170) and 240GB (£360).
The bottom line is:: Patriot Pyro offers a good blend of performance to cost, coming with 3 years warranty it looks like a good choice for hardware enthusiasts wanting to jump on the SATA 3 bandwagon.
Pros
+ Great performance – hits speeds of up to 500MB/s
+ Reasonable pricing
+ Looks great
Cons
- Suffered with sequential transfer rates
+ Great performance – hits speeds of up to 500MB/s
+ Reasonable pricing
+ Looks great
Cons
- Suffered with sequential transfer rates
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