Pros
- Includes mounting bracket
Cons
- Slow performance
At A Glance
Middle-of-the-road capacity model has middling performance to match; it stumbled on our copy large file test.
Manufacturer’s Description
Patriot Torqx Solid State (SSD) drives are the latest in storage technology based on flash memory. Using state-of-the-art NAND flash chips and an ultra-fast controller, Torqx SSDs offer a fast, quiet and ultra-reliable solution for your data storage needs. Torqx SSD is designed with built in DRAM cache which allows faster real-time transfers that leads to faster drive performance.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | PFZ128GS25SSDR |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 2 Years |
| Warranty information | 2 Years |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
| Serial ATA | SATA-300 |
Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | SATA-300 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Firefox 2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 204 |
| Multitasking, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 222 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 336 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 96.65 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 114.93 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 505 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 162 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 97.84 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 238 |
| WorldBench 6 Score, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 137 |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 29.78 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 308 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 221 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 317 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 308 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 325 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 176 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 167 |
| Internal Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 27.6 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 27.6 seconds |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 18.5 seconds |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 22.5 seconds |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 20.8 seconds |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 12.8 seconds |
| Malware Scan | 308.2 seconds |
| System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 82.6 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 82.7 watts |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 82.7 watts |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 82.2 watts |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 89 watts |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 96.1 watts |
| Malware Scan | 98.7 watts |
| System Idle State | 73 watts |
| System Sleep State | 72.5 watts |
| System Work State | 94.6 watts |
