Patriot P320 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3 SSD | Read 3000MB/s Write 2200MB/s

Brand: Patriot | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: P320P1TBM28 | Part #: P320P1TBM28 | MPN: P320P1TBM28

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Product Overview

The Patriot P320 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (Part Number: P320P1TBM28) is a high-performance solid-state drive engineered for enterprise workstations, edge computing nodes, and performance-sensitive business applications across the GCC region and beyond. Leveraging the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and the NVMe 1.3 protocol, this drive delivers a dramatic leap over legacy SATA-based storage solutions, offering sequential read speeds of up to 3,000 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 2,200 MB/s. For IT procurement teams at data centres, government entities, financial institutions, and technology-driven enterprises in Dubai and across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, the P320 represents a compelling balance of performance, density, and reliability within the M.2 form factor ecosystem.

Unlike conventional SATA SSDs that are constrained by the AHCI protocol and the physical SATA III bandwidth ceiling of approximately 600 MB/s, the Patriot P320 harnesses the full throughput potential of the NVMe 1.3 specification over four PCIe lanes, enabling near-instantaneous data access latency and massive parallelism for multi-threaded enterprise workloads. Whether deployed as an OS boot drive in a dense rack server, as a caching tier in a hybrid storage array, or as the primary storage medium in a high-performance workstation, the P320 1TB variant provides sufficient capacity and speed to handle demanding enterprise tasks without compromise.

Key Features & Benefits

• Blazing Sequential Throughput: Achieves sequential read speeds of 3,000 MB/s and sequential write speeds of 2,200 MB/s over PCIe Gen3 x4, enabling rapid large-file transfers, database log writes, and OS loading that are up to 5x faster than SATA III drives.
• NVMe 1.3 Protocol Compliance: Full compliance with NVMe 1.3 specification ensures reduced command set overhead, lower CPU utilisation, and significantly higher queue depths compared to legacy AHCI-based drives — critical for multi-threaded server and workstation environments.
• Compact M.2 2280 Form Factor: The industry-standard 80mm M.2 2280 footprint ensures seamless compatibility with a vast range of server motherboards, workstation platforms, enterprise laptops, and embedded computing systems, enabling tool-less or minimal-effort installation.
• 1TB High-Capacity Single-Drive Storage: The 1TB capacity tier provides ample space for large application workloads, virtual machine images, analytics datasets, and active project files, reducing the need for multiple drives and simplifying storage management.
• Advanced Error Correction & Data Integrity: Integrated LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) error correction technology proactively identifies and corrects data errors at the bit level, ensuring sustained data integrity across the drive's operational life — essential for enterprise environments where data loss is unacceptable.
• Power Efficiency for Edge & Embedded Deployments: Designed with power-conscious architecture, the P320 delivers its high-performance specification within a low-power thermal envelope, making it suitable for thermally constrained edge servers, mini-PCs, and embedded systems without requiring additional cooling infrastructure.
• Wear-Levelling & Over-Provisioning: Dynamic and static wear-levelling algorithms distribute write operations evenly across NAND cells to maximise drive longevity and endurance, while built-in over-provisioning reserves NAND capacity to maintain consistent write performance throughout the drive's rated TBW lifespan.
• Shock & Vibration Resistance: As a fully solid-state device with no moving mechanical parts, the P320 is inherently resistant to physical shock and vibration — a key advantage in mobile workstations, ruggedised edge deployments, and high-density rackmount environments where mechanical drives are prone to failure.

Technical Architecture

The Patriot P320 is built around a high-performance NVMe SSD controller optimised for PCIe Gen3 x4 operation, providing the command arbitration and parallelism required to sustain peak throughput across both sequential and random workloads. The drive utilises 3D NAND flash memory, which stacks memory cells vertically across multiple layers to achieve higher areal density, improved endurance characteristics, and better power efficiency compared to planar (2D) NAND technologies.

The NVMe 1.3 protocol stack implemented on the P320 supports up to 65,535 I/O queues with up to 65,535 commands per queue — a stark contrast to the single queue of 32 commands supported by AHCI — enabling true parallelism for enterprise multi-threaded applications. The PCIe Gen3 x4 host interface provides a theoretical maximum bandwidth of approximately 32 Gbps (4 GB/s), of which the P320 utilises the majority at peak sequential performance.

The drive's firmware incorporates intelligent garbage collection routines that work in conjunction with the host OS TRIM command support, ensuring that previously written blocks are proactively reclaimed and returned to a clean state, preserving steady-state write performance over extended operational periods. The thermal management subsystem monitors die temperatures and dynamically throttles performance if thermal thresholds are approached, protecting the drive from damage in poorly ventilated enclosures.

Performance & Capacity

The Patriot P320 1TB (P320P1TBM28) delivers the following key performance metrics relevant to enterprise procurement decisions:

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 3,000 MB/s
• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 2,200 MB/s
• Random Read IOPS (4K): Up to 390,000 IOPS
• Random Write IOPS (4K): Up to 290,000 IOPS
• Interface Bandwidth: PCIe Gen3 x4 (~32 Gbps theoretical maximum)
• Storage Capacity: 1TB (1,000GB formatted)
• Form Factor: M.2 2280 (22mm x 80mm)
• Endurance (TBW): Rated for sustained write endurance appropriate for client-to-entry-enterprise workloads
• Access Latency: Sub-100 microsecond read latency under typical NVMe queue depths, suitable for latency-sensitive database and analytics workloads

These performance figures position the P320 firmly in the high-performance client and entry-enterprise NVMe tier, making it an excellent choice for workstation OS drives, application acceleration, and hot-tier caching in hybrid storage configurations where per-TB economics are as important as raw throughput.

Compatibility & Integration

The Patriot P320 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD is compatible with a broad spectrum of enterprise and commercial computing platforms:

• Server Platforms: Compatible with M.2 NVMe slots on enterprise server motherboards from Dell EMC, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, ASUS, ASRock Rack, Gigabyte, and other OEMs featuring PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 slots
• Workstation Platforms: Fully supported on professional workstations from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and custom-built workstations using Intel and AMD platforms
• Operating Systems: Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Linux (kernel 4.x and above with native NVMe driver), VMware ESXi (via NVMe passthrough and native support), and major hypervisor platforms
• PCIe Generations: Native PCIe Gen3 x4; backward compatible with PCIe Gen2 x4 slots at reduced bandwidth
• Adapters & Enclosures: Compatible with M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter cards for use in standard PCIe slots, enabling deployment in legacy servers lacking native M.2 slots
• TRIM Support: Full TRIM command support for sustained long-term performance in Windows and Linux environments
• Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS compliant, meeting international and regional regulatory requirements for commercial and enterprise deployment in the UAE and GCC markets

Ideal Use Cases

The Patriot P320 1TB NVMe SSD is purpose-suited for a wide range of enterprise and professional deployment scenarios:

• Enterprise Workstation OS & Application Drives: Deploy as the primary boot and application drive in engineering workstations, design studios, financial trading terminals, and content creation systems where OS responsiveness and application load times directly impact user productivity and operational efficiency.
• Edge Computing & IoT Gateway Nodes: The compact M.2 form factor and low power consumption make the P320 ideal for edge servers, industrial PCs, and IoT gateway appliances deployed in retail branches, manufacturing facilities, oil & gas field sites, and smart city infrastructure across the GCC.
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Boot Drives: Used as dedicated OS and swap storage in VDI host servers, the P320's high random IOPS figures help minimise boot storm latency and accelerate user session initialisation in Citrix, VMware Horizon, and Microsoft AVD environments.
• Database Acceleration & OLTP Caching: Deploy as a high-speed caching or log-write tier in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL deployments where low-latency random write performance is critical to transaction throughput and query response times.
• Content Delivery & Media Streaming Infrastructure: Serve as the active content tier in media servers, CDN edge nodes, and video surveillance recording systems where continuous sequential write performance must be sustained over extended periods without performance degradation.
• Hybrid Storage Array Hot Tier: Integrate into hybrid NAS/SAN arrays as the performance tier alongside higher-capacity HDD pools, enabling intelligent data tiering solutions that keep frequently accessed data on NVMe for maximum IOPS while archiving cold data to lower-cost mechanical drives.
• AI/ML Inference Endpoints: Support AI inference servers and machine learning model-serving nodes at the edge where model files, feature stores, and inference result caches require fast local NVMe storage with sufficient capacity to maintain multiple model versions simultaneously.

Why Source from Omnixon in Dubai

Omnixon Global is a trusted B2B IT hardware distributor headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with deep expertise in sourcing, validating, and supplying enterprise-grade storage solutions to clients across the GCC, Middle East, Africa, and global markets. Our procurement network ensures access to authentic, brand-new Patriot storage products including the P320P1TBM28, verified against manufacturer specifications and quality standards before fulfilment.

Enterprise IT teams, government procurement offices, system integrators, and managed service providers across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and beyond rely on Omnixon for consistent product availability, accurate technical specifications, and dedicated account management. Our team of hardware specialists can assist with compatibility assessments, bulk procurement planning, and integration guidance to ensure the P320 NVMe SSD fits seamlessly into your existing infrastructure architecture.

Omnixon maintains comprehensive stock visibility across its distribution network, enabling enterprise clients to procure at volume with confidence. Our RMA and post-sale support processes are structured to meet the operational continuity requirements of mission-critical enterprise environments, minimising downtime risk associated with storage hardware procurement.

Related Products & Ecosystem

Complement your Patriot P320 1TB NVMe SSD deployment with related products available through Omnixon Global:

• Patriot P320 256GB / 512GB / 2TB variants — Scale storage capacity to match workload requirements across different deployment tiers
• M.2 NVMe to PCIe x4 Adapter Cards — Enable M.2 NVMe SSD deployment in servers and workstations lacking native M.2 slots
• Enterprise NVMe SSDs (Samsung, Kioxia, Micron, SK Hynix) — Higher-endurance U.2 and E1.S NVMe options for mission-critical data centre deployments
• M.2 Heatsink & Thermal Pads — Thermal management accessories for high-sustained-throughput workloads in enclosed chassis environments
• Server Motherboards with M.2 NVMe Support — Compatible enterprise server and workstation motherboards from Supermicro, ASUS, and ASRock Rack available through Omnixon
• NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) Network Infrastructure — High-speed 25GbE/100GbE NICs and switches to extend NVMe performance across fabric-attached storage architectures