Patriot Pyro Review

Testing:

HD Tach v3.0.4.0: HD Tach is another hard drive benchmark utility, much like HD Tune. This benchmark measures the average read speed, random access time, and CPU utilization during operation.

• Quick Test 8MB Zones

SiSoft Sandra 2009 SP3: SiSoft Sandra is a diagnostic utility and synthetic benchmarking program. It allows you to view your hardware at a higher level to be more helpful.

• Physical Disks

Once again the Patriot Pyro fell behind the other drives using the SandForce SF-2281 controller. However, the performance drop wasn't that bad due to the Pyro's aggressive pricing.