Patriot Viper VPN100 M2 NVMe 512 GB SSD Review - Product Showcase

Name: Patriot Viper VPN100 M2 NVMe 512 GB SSD Review
Brand: Patriot Viper VPN100 M2 NVMe 512 GB SSD

by Krzysztof Hukalowicz on: 06/07/2019 05:38 AM [

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Product Showcase

Lets have a peek as to what the Patriot Viper VPN100 SSD looks like.

You can see the red/black box here. It’s very aesthetic, and it already shows you what the SSD looks like. Additionally, the name “Expert” at the bottom of the front part of the box might encourage some users, I guess. The performance of the 512 GB variant is listed as 3,300 MB/s for reads and 2,200 MB/sec for writes, with roughly 480K IOPS at 4k random writes aligned disk access in the case of the model we tested (the numbers differ per volume).

On the back side, you can find a list of the overall features, so nothing revolutionary here (but why would there be?).

Inside, in a plastic clamshell, you’ll discover the M.2 unit (8cm) itself. You need to put it into a motherboard compatible with the PCIe 3.0 x4 / NVMe 1.3 standard to unleash the full potential of the product.

The Viper VPN100 is covered with a nice of aluminum radiator. It should provide adequate cooling for the drive.

A side view shows how tall it is compared with the PCB itself. That’s 10.5mm in total.

Last “Product Showcase” picture. You can see the back of the Patriot VPN100 NVMe here, with the drive codename, warranty stickers, and serial number. Let’s head on to the practical part.

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