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Compare Crucial M550 256GB vs Patriot P210 256GB

Crucial M550 256GB and Patriot P210 256GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (256 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (2.5"). The main differences are in Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.

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Crucial M550 256GB

Patriot P210 256GB

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Brand

Crucial

Brand

Patriot

Model

CT256M550SSD1

Model

P210S256G25

Release Date

📅 March 2014

Release Date

📅 October 2020

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Performance (Charts)

255th / 1746

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Effective Value

277th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.70

Price/GB

$0.09

GB/$1

1.44

GB/$1

10.67

Pros

Strong performance
Good upgrade over the M500
Marvell 88SS9189 controller

Pros

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Cons

Not as fast as some high-end drives

Cons

-

Series

M550

Series

P210

Capacity

256 GB

Capacity

256 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

2.5"

SSD Controller

Marvell 9189

SSD Controller

-

NAND Flash Type

MLC

NAND Flash Type

-

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 500 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 400 MB/s

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

MTBF

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Options (1)

Crucial M550 512GB

512 GB
$199.99

Options (3)

	2TB $274.99
	512GB $72.99
	1TB $152.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial M550 256GB:

Reasons to buy the Patriot P210 256GB:

75% cheaper, you can save $133.15
Newer Product, it was released around 7 years later

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