Patriot P400 V4 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 2.0 SSD 1TB | R:6000 MB/s W:5000 MB/s

Brand: Patriot | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: P400VP1TBM28H | Part #: P400VP1TBM28H | MPN: P400VP1TBM28H

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Product Overview

The Patriot P400 V4 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 2.0 SSD (1TB) — part number P400VP1TBM28H — represents a significant leap forward in client and entry-level enterprise solid-state storage. Leveraging the latest NVMe 2.0 specification atop a PCIe 4th-generation x4 interface, this drive delivers sequential read speeds of up to 6,000 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 5,000 MB/s, making it exceptionally well-suited for data-intensive workflows, content creation pipelines, and high-performance workstation environments across the GCC region and beyond.

As organisations in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the wider Middle East accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, the demand for storage solutions that eliminate I/O bottlenecks has never been greater. The Patriot P400 V4 answers this call by combining modern 3D NAND technology with an efficient, thermally aware controller architecture inside the compact and universally compatible M.2 2280 form factor. Whether deployed in a high-density workstation farm, an edge AI node, or a developer build server, this SSD provides the raw bandwidth needed to keep compute resources fully utilised.

Key Features & Benefits

• PCIe Gen4 x4 Interface with NVMe 2.0 Protocol: The P400 V4 takes full advantage of PCIe 4.0's doubled bandwidth over Gen3, operating across four lanes to sustain peak throughput. NVMe 2.0 brings refined queue management and improved command sets, reducing latency overhead by up to 20% compared to NVMe 1.4 implementations under mixed workloads.
• Sequential Read up to 6,000 MB/s & Write up to 5,000 MB/s: These class-leading figures ensure large file transfers — CAD assemblies, 8K video assets, AI model checkpoints, or database dump files — complete in a fraction of the time required by SATA or PCIe Gen3 alternatives, directly translating to measurable productivity gains.
• High Random IOPS for Low-Latency Operations: Beyond sequential performance, the drive delivers strong random 4K read and write IOPS figures essential for operating system responsiveness, virtual machine boot storms, and transactional database caching layers, ensuring fluid multitasking even under concurrent I/O pressure.
• 1TB Usable Capacity with Optimised Over-Provisioning: The 1TB capacity tier strikes the ideal balance between cost-per-GB efficiency and sustained write performance, with internal over-provisioning ensuring consistent endurance ratings and maintaining SLC write cache headroom for burst workloads.
• Advanced Thermal Management: The controller incorporates dynamic thermal throttling algorithms to maintain performance within safe operating temperature envelopes, reducing dependence on active cooling while protecting drive longevity in thermally constrained chassis environments typical of compact workstations and edge nodes.
• M.2 2280 Form Factor — Universal Compatibility: The industry-standard 80mm M.2 Key-M footprint ensures seamless compatibility with the broadest ecosystem of motherboards, workstations, laptops, and server platforms, including those from Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, and Supermicro, minimising integration friction for IT procurement teams.
• NVMe Self-Monitoring & Error Recovery (SMART): Full NVMe SMART attribute reporting provides proactive health monitoring, enabling enterprise IT teams and managed service providers to track wear indicators, temperature thresholds, and error counts through standard storage management tooling before issues impact production workloads.
• Low-Power Design for Dense Deployments: Engineered with power efficiency as a core design pillar, the P400 V4 operates within tight wattage envelopes, making it suitable for high-density multi-drive workstation arrays and edge computing enclosures where total system TDP is a critical constraint.

Technical Architecture

The Patriot P400 V4 is built on a foundation of high-density 3D NAND flash memory, capitalising on the inherent advantages of vertically stacked cell layers — improved bit density, lower power consumption per gigabit, and enhanced endurance compared to planar NAND predecessors. The drive interfaces with the host system via PCI Express 4.0 at x4 lane width, governed by the NVMe 2.0 logical device interface, which supersedes legacy AHCI and delivers dramatically lower command latency through its streamlined, parallelism-native queue architecture supporting up to 65,535 I/O queues with 65,535 commands per queue.

The embedded NVMe controller handles advanced functions including native command queuing, host memory buffer (HMB) utilisation — allowing the drive to leverage a portion of host DRAM for mapping table caching on DRAM-less configurations — dynamic SLC write caching to accelerate burst write operations, wear-levelling algorithms to distribute write cycles evenly across all NAND blocks, and LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) error correction to maintain data integrity across the operational lifetime of the drive.

The M.2 2280 PCB measures 22mm wide by 80mm long and uses an M-Key edge connector, confirming physical and electrical compatibility with PCIe x4 slots. The drive operates on the 3.3V power rail supplied directly by the M.2 slot, eliminating the need for external power connectors.

Performance & Capacity

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 6,000 MB/s
• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 5,000 MB/s
• Form Factor Capacity: 1TB (1,000GB formatted)
• Interface Throughput Ceiling: PCIe Gen4 x4 provides up to ~8 GB/s theoretical bandwidth, ensuring no interface-level bottleneck at rated drive speeds
• Write Cache Architecture: Dynamic SLC cache for sustained burst performance across large file operations before transitioning to TLC write mode
• Latency Profile: Sub-100 microsecond read latency under light queue depth, suitable for low-latency application tiers including real-time analytics and edge inference
• Endurance (TBW): Rated endurance in the range appropriate for the 1TB tier, designed to support years of sustained enterprise-adjacent write workloads

Compatibility & Integration

The Patriot P400 V4 1TB is designed for maximum platform interoperability. Its M.2 2280 M-Key form factor and PCIe Gen4 x4 interface are natively supported by all modern Intel and AMD platform motherboards featuring M.2 Gen4 slots, including Intel 12th/13th/14th generation Core platforms (Alder Lake, Raptor Lake), AMD Ryzen 5000, 7000, and 9000 series platforms, as well as server-class AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon W workstation platforms.

• Operating Systems: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11, Linux kernel 4.9 and later (including Ubuntu 20.04+, RHEL 8/9, CentOS Stream), VMware ESXi 7.0/8.0 (pass-through and direct-attach configurations)
• PCIe Backward Compatibility: Fully backward compatible with PCIe Gen3 x4 slots at reduced performance (approximately 3,500 MB/s sequential read), ensuring deployment flexibility across mixed-generation infrastructure
• NVMe Protocol: NVMe 2.0 with NVM Command Set, I/O Determinism, and Enhanced Controller Memory Buffer (eCMB) support
• Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS compliant — meeting import and deployment requirements across UAE, EU, and North American markets
• Server Platform Notes: While optimised for workstation and client environments, the drive integrates cleanly into enterprise servers supporting M.2 expansion cards and direct M.2 slots, including select HPE ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge, and Lenovo ThinkSystem configurations with appropriate M.2 carrier adapters

Ideal Use Cases

• AI & Machine Learning Edge Inference: Edge AI nodes require fast local storage for model loading and real-time data ingestion. The P400 V4's 6,000 MB/s read throughput ensures model files and preprocessed datasets transfer from storage to compute in milliseconds, eliminating preprocessing bottlenecks during inference cycles.
• High-Performance Workstation Deployments: Architects, engineers, and media professionals working with BIM models, simulation datasets, or 4K/8K video timelines benefit directly from the sustained sequential throughput, enabling real-time scrubbing and faster render output cycles without storage-induced stalls.
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Boot Nodes: When deployed in VDI host servers or thin-client boot appliances, the drive's strong random IOPS profile manages simultaneous VM boot storms efficiently, reducing logon latency and improving end-user experience across large concurrent session counts.
• Database Caching & Tiered Storage: As a fast caching tier in front of larger SATA or SAS storage arrays, the P400 V4 accelerates hot data access patterns in OLAP, OLTP, and time-series database environments, serving frequently accessed index blocks and query results at NVMe speeds.
• Video Surveillance Recording & Playback: Surveillance operations writing continuous multi-channel streams require high sustained write throughput. The P400 V4's 5,000 MB/s write ceiling supports simultaneous high-bitrate recording from multiple camera feeds while enabling rapid forensic playback retrieval.
• Software Development & CI/CD Build Servers: Large codebase compilations, container image builds, and package installations involve massive numbers of small random reads and writes. The NVMe 2.0 command efficiency of this drive slashes build times and dependency resolution latency in developer build pipelines.
• Digital Content Creation & Post-Production: Video editing, motion graphics rendering, and 3D animation studios in the UAE's growing creative economy demand storage that matches GPU compute rates. The P400 V4 feeds GPU-accelerated render engines with source media at the speed required to prevent pipeline starvation.

Related Products & Ecosystem

To build a complete high-performance storage and compute ecosystem around the Patriot P400 V4, Omnixon offers a curated selection of complementary products including additional NVMe SSD capacities from Patriot and other leading brands (Samsung, Kioxia, Solidigm, Western Digital), PCIe Gen4 M.2 expansion cards for servers lacking native M.2 slots, DDR5 and DDR4 workstation memory modules, enterprise-grade server platforms from Dell EMC, HPE, and Lenovo, and NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) capable network adapters for software-defined storage architectures. Contact Omnixon's enterprise solutions team to configure a validated, tested bill of materials for your specific workload requirements.