Kingston SSDNow V100 vs. Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB SSD Review

Conclusions

We can see from our tests that the Kingston SSDNow V100 and Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB solid state drives perform similarly on the whole, even though there were a few instances where one drive did have a clear performance superiority.

In the sequential read and write tests in AS SSD and CrystalDiskMark, both drives exhibited very similar performance even though the Kingston drive scored slightly better in three of the four tests. This surprised us a little, as the Patriot drive has a claimed maximum read speed of 270 MB/s and the Kingston drive has a claimed maximum read speed of 250 MB/s. The two drives do have the same maximum write speed of 230 MB/s, though, so the similarities in the write tests aren’t exactly surprising.

With the burst transfer rate test in HD Tune, the Kingston drive performed significantly better than the Patriot. But, the Patriot unit managed to outperform the Kingston by 12% in the sustained transfer rate test. These qualities make each drive slightly better suited to different tasks. But overall, there is very little to choose between these two drives in terms of real world performance as shown by our PCMark 7 tests in which the drives exhibited almost identical performance.

The Kingston SSD
Now V100 and Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB solid state drives are also priced very similarly at USD 226 and USD 225, respectively. We would say the Kingston drive is a slightly better buy, though, as it comes with the Desktop bundle which includes a 3.5” mounting bracket and software to simplify the upgrade process for users who are less technically-minded.