A closer look at Patriot Burst
FEATURES:
- Phison S11 Series Controller
- Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling
- Bad Block Management
- Low Power Management
- Trim Support
- Smart Zip
- MTBF: >2,000,000 hours
SPECIFICATIONS:
- 4K Aligned Random Read: up to 60K IOPs
- 4K Aligned Random Write: up to 60K IOPs
- Sequential Read (ATTO): up to 560MB/s
- Sequential Write (ATTO): up to 540MB/S
- Terrabytes Written (TBW): 835TB
- Interface: SATA III 6Gb/s
- Form Factor: 2.5″
- Operating Voltage: 5v
- Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 70°C
Since we are testing two drives, this part of the review includes info about both of them. Below screenshots are taken from CrystalDiskInfo. There are no SMART errors, and both drives condition is 100%, just as expected.
Both drives have exactly the same temperature in idle state, around 33°C. During load, the temperature is above 50°C but still far from the maximum of 70°C specified by Patriot. However, drives are not getting hot in touch because of the plastic enclosures. On the other hand, their temperature would probably be lower if the enclosure was made of some kind of metal alloy.
Package and its Contents
The Burst SSD arrived in a retail package that is a mix of cardboard and a plastic blister. There is nothing else besides the SSD itself. On the package, we can find a general specification of the drive and support contact. SSD doesn’t need anything else to work, so it’s not an issue at all.
The installation of the Burst SSD is straightforward. Simply connect the SATA data and power cables, and it’s almost all. If we wish to create a RAID array, then we will need some more steps, but I will skip it in this review as it’s a different topic.
The tested drive uses a Phison S11 controller and is rated at 2 million hours of problem-free work. It’s also rated at 835 written TB. It’s quite typical for TLC NAND. We can also see that at a similar price, other manufacturers are already releasing QLC SSDs, which offer a shorter expected life.
Now it’s time for some performance tests. Let’s move to the next page.
