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Patriot publishes one sheet per capacity on the product page. Their PDFs were created in April 2024. The five sheets are identical apart from model number, UPC and TBW","model_numbers":"Product Information on each sheet: PBE120GS25SSDR, PBE240GS25SSDR, PBE480GS25SSDR, PBE960GS25SSDR and PBE192TS25SSDR. The product page SKU table lists the same five","gtins":"UPC on each sheet: 0814914027738 (120GB), 0814914027745 (240GB), 0814914027752 (480GB), 0814914027769 (960GB) and 0814914027776 (1.92TB). Stored as 12 digits without the leading zero","warranty_years":"3 Year Warranty on every sheet. The product page adds that warranty ends at the TBW limit or the warranty period, whichever comes first. The sheets name no market","form_factor":"Specifications: Form Factor 2.5 inch. The sheet text says 7mm high in a 2.5 inch form factor","storage_gb":"Sheets are titled 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1.92TB. Patriot does not publish a byte definition. 1.92TB is stored as 1920 GB. There is no 2TB model, so the base is the largest capacity, 1.92TB","interface":"Specifications: Interface SATA III 6Gb/s. The text says backwards compatible with SATA II 3Gb/s","seq_read_mbs":"Sequential Read (ATTO) up to 450 MB/s on every sheet. The sheets name no host. Base is the 1.92TB model","seq_write_mbs":"Sequential Write (ATTO) up to 320 MB/s on every sheet, written MB/S. The sheets name no host. Base is the 1.92TB model","random_read_iops":"4K Aligned Random Read up to 40K IOPs on every sheet. Queue depth is not named","random_write_iops":"4K Aligned Random Write up to 40K IOPs on every sheet. Queue depth is not named","endurance_tbw":"Terabytes Written (TBW): 50 TB (120GB), 100 TB (240GB), 200 TB (480GB), 400 TB (960GB) and 800 TB (1.92TB). Base is the 1.92TB model","mtbf_h":"MTBF: >2,000,000 hours on every sheet, stored as 2000000. The product page reads MTBF: 2,000,000 hours. It is a lower bound as published. The sheets give it as MTBF, not MTTF","operating_temperature_c":"Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 70 C on every sheet. The product page agrees","dimensions_mm":"Product dimensions: 3.93 in (L) x 2.75 in (W) x 0.15 in (H), or 10.0 cm x 6.9 cm x 0.7 cm. The inch height does not match 0.7 cm. The sheet text and the product page say 7mm high, so 7 mm is stored. Stored as 100 x 69 x 7 mm. Same on every sheet","weight_g":"Product weight: 0.10 lbs / 46 g on every sheet. The hang card packaging has its own 0.11 lbs / 53 g figure, which is not stored. The peer-median warning of the validator is expected, since most peers are M.2 drives and a 2.5 inch 7 mm SATA drive weighs about 40 to 50 g","variants":"Five capacities. Speeds, random IOPS, MTBF and operating temperature are the same on every sheet. TBW and UPC differ. Each row states its own per-capacity values"}},{"url":"https://patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_960_GS_25_SSDR_54069a9866.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"960GB row from SKU sheet PBE960GS25SSDR, PDF created 2024-04-29. ATTO read 450 MB/s, write 320 MB/s, 4K random 40K read and 40K write IOPs, TBW 400 TB, UPC 0814914027769"}},{"url":"https://patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_480_GS_25_SSDR_ef43108907.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"480GB row from SKU sheet PBE480GS25SSDR, PDF created 2024-04-29. ATTO read 450 MB/s, write 320 MB/s, 4K random 40K read and 40K write IOPs, TBW 200 TB, UPC 0814914027752"}},{"url":"https://patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_240_GS_25_SSDR_b9bea8cc84.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"240GB row from SKU sheet PBE240GS25SSDR, PDF created 2024-04-29. ATTO read 450 MB/s, write 320 MB/s, 4K random 40K read and 40K write IOPs, TBW 100 TB, UPC 0814914027745"}},{"url":"https://patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_120_GS_25_SSDR_fdfe2b611e.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"120GB row from SKU sheet PBE120GS25SSDR, PDF created 2024-04-29. ATTO read 450 MB/s, write 320 MB/s, 4K random 40K read and 40K write IOPs, TBW 50 TB, UPC 0814914027738"}},{"url":"https://www.patriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssd","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url","status","series","model_numbers","storage_gb","form_factor","interface","seq_read_mbs","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","warranty_years"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"Patriot product page titled Burst Elite 2.5 SATA III SSD. It lists five SKU sheets from 120GB to 1.92TB","status":"The page is live in 2026 and lists all five SKU sheets","series":"The page calls Burst Elite an extension of the Burst, the 2.5 inch SATA III drive, and the latest addition to the Burst family","model_numbers":"Part number table: 120GB PBE120GS25SSDR, 240GB PBE240GS25SSDR, 480GB PBE480GS25SSDR, 960GB PBE960GS25SSDR, 1.92TB PBE192TS25SSDR","storage_gb":"SKU table capacities 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1.92TB","form_factor":"The page names a 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive","interface":"A SATA III 6Gb/s interface that is backwards compatible with SATA II 3GB/s","seq_read_mbs":"Features: Up to 450MB/s Read Speeds","mtbf_h":"Features: MTBF: 2,000,000 hours","operating_temperature_c":"Features: Operating Temperature: 0~70C","warranty_years":"Features: 3-year warranty"}},{"url":"https://cambiodigital-ol.com/2021/07/patriot-presenta-el-ssd-burst-elite/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","storage_gb"],"notes":{"release_date":"CambioDigital OnLine, 14 July 2021, reprints Patriot's launch announcement (source line: Patriot Memory Inc.) for the Burst Elite 2.5 inch SATA III SSD. Patriot's SKU sheets say Release: 2020, and European retailer catalogs seen in search results (Galaxus, not opened) show 16 April 2021. The month stored is the dated press piece","storage_gb":"Capacities: 120 GB / 240 GB / 480 GB / 960 GB / 1.92TB"}},{"url":"https://www.nikktech.com/main/articles/pc-hardware/storage/solid-state-drives/12504-patriot-burst-elite-1-92tb-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["nand_type","nand_flash","nand_layers","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"nand_type":"NikkTech review of the 1.92TB model (published 2022-02-02, page 3 of 10) names 64-layer 3D QLC NAND by Micron, four packages, two on each side of the PCB. Stored in the 1.92TB row and the base","nand_flash":"Micron 64-layer 3D QLC, as the review words it. Hardware Corner calls the same flash Intel 64-layer QLC. Intel and Micron made this flash together","nand_layers":"64 layers, 1.92TB model","dram_cache":"The review calls the Silicon Motion SM2259XT a quad-channel DRAMless controller. Hardware Corner also states no DRAM and no HMB","variants":"The NAND columns are for the 1.92TB row. Controller and NAND are not stored for the other capacities"}},{"url":"https://www.hardware-corner.net/ssd-database/Patriot-Burst-Elite/","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dram_cache"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"Database row for the Burst Elite (120GB-1.92TB): DRAM No, and the text says there is no HMB architecture on the drive. A SATA AHCI drive has no host memory buffer"}},{"url":"https://ssd-tester.com/patriot_burst_elite_960gb.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"960GB row values from the ssd-tester test of PBE960GS25SSDR, tested on 10 January 2023. CrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read 518.01 MB/s and write 421.90 MB/s, stored as 518 and 422 in measured_seq_read_mbs and measured_seq_write_mbs. RND4K Q1T1 read 31.01 MB/s (7,570.10 IOPS) and write 94.02 MB/s (22,953.90 IOPS), stored as measured_random_read_q1_mbs and measured_random_write_q1_mbs. 7,570.10 x 4096 / 1,000,000 gives 31.01 and 22,953.90 x 4096 / 1,000,000 gives 94.02. HD Tune Pro long-term test wrote a 120 GB file, the cache was full after approx. 106 GB and the page lists a pSLC cache of 106 GB approx., stored as measured_slc_cache_gb. The write averaged 258 MB/s over the 120 GB, which is not a post-cache speed and is not stored. No preferred reviewer covers this drive. The test file size and the drive fill are not stated on the page, which refers to the site's homepage for the test system. The page's specification table lists the NAND as TLC and the controller as Phison PS3111-S11T. That conflicts with NikkTech's SM2259XT and QLC on the 1.92TB model. Patriot says the drive can use TLC and QLC. The TLC entry is stored as nand_type in the 960GB row only, and the controller is not stored"}}],"fields_filled":23,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}