The Patriot Viper VPR400 is a midrange PCIe 4.0 SSD designed with bright aesthetics in mind. The stylish heatsink has bright RGB lighting and the SSD supports RGB synchronization in software. The hardware of the VPR400 is effectively a game-oriented version of the latter, as it resembles the other two drives reviewed, the HP FX900 and Patriot’s own P400. The P400 has proven to be a rugged drive with excellent performance at its price. Like its drive, the VPR400 doesn’t use DRAM, but it has a high-speed controller and a new flash, providing stable performance alongside bright lighting and ranking in the list of best SSDs. increase.
Some drives don’t support color control like the VPR400, but RGB is still a pandemic, especially in the “gamer” space. The downside of this feature is that, historically, drives using RGB have had a high risk of throttle and tended to be hot. Test the drive both on and off. Although the VPR400 heatsink looks beautiful, it doesn’t look like it’s properly designed for heat dissipation. That said, overheating the P400 wasn’t too much of a problem.
The SSD market is becoming a bit saturated, especially in the midrange, and more drives are being developed. A new SSD controller and flash are just around the corner. It is important to make each drive stand out. Therefore, Patriot chose to focus on RGB on the VPR400. If you only need performance, you can choose either the cheaper P400 or its competitors, but if you’re interested in adding RGB to your M.2 port, this might be a perfect fit for your build theme. not.
specification
| product | 512GB | 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $ 104.99 | $ 164.99 |
| Capacity (user / raw) | 512GB / 512GB | 1024GB / 1024GB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface / Protocol | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| controller | InnoGrit IG5220 | InnoGrit IG5220 |
| DRAM | No (HMB) | No (HMB) |
| Flash memory | 176 layers MicronTLC (B47R) | 176 layers MicronTLC (B47R) |
| Sequential read | 4,600 MBps | 4,600 MBps |
| Sequential writing | 3,600 MBps | 4,400 MBps |
| Random read | 600K | 600K |
| Random write | 500K | 500K |
| safety | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Durability (TBW) | 400 TBW | 800 TBW |
| part number | VPR400-512GM28H | VPR400-1TBM28H |
| guarantee | 5 years | 5 years |
The Patriot VPR400 has three capacities: 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB. At the time of the review, only 512GB and 1TB SKUs were available and documented. Compared to a drive like the P400, the VPR400 has a significant premium from an aesthetic point of view. Heatsinks and RGB cost a lot. Other than that, the drive is a standard hardware price in terms of performance. At the very least, the warranty is very good, with a 5-year warranty, and 1TB can withstand up to 800TB of data writes (TBW).
Software and accessories
Patriot offers an RGB sync app that you can download on its website and is compatible with ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI RGB sync systems. Patriot also cites support for the Viper Toolbox, a typical SSD application for using information and utilities. Patriot further states that the VPR400 has advanced temperature control capabilities.
look carefully
There is a black heatsink on the top of the VPR400, 16 windows for illuminating the LEDs, and a useful label on the back. Thermal padding appears to have relatively good contact. Below the heatsink you will see a controller with no DRAM and two NAND packages. You can also find the LED.
The VPR400 uses the InnoGrit IG5220 SSD controller, which has proven to be very popular. It is found in the two previously identified drives, the HP FX900 and Patriot P400. In fact, the VPR400 is very similar in layout to the latter. However, the P400 and FX900 have a BAA revision for this controller. This SSD has a BCA revision and it looks like there is a difference in the material of the integrated heat sink (IHS). This may improve the heat dissipation of the VPR400. The IG5220 doesn’t work particularly hot, but it’s still a fast controller, and this drive usually has RGB lighting that adds a little heat.
The VPR400 uses Micron’s 176-layer TLC flash, known as the B47R. This flash is also found on many other drives like the P400 and FX900, and the P5 Plus. Perhaps this SSD uses a standard 512Gb or 64GB die, or 8 per 8DP / OCP, for a total of 16 dies per 1TB. This is the optimal amount to saturate the IG5220 controller with 4 dies on each of the 4 channels.
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