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Patriot Burst Elite 960 GB

Capacity-specific record for manufacturer part number PBE960GS25SSDR. Specifications are restricted to cited manufacturer information; series-wide or typical figures are identified as such rather than treated as guarantees for every device or revision.

Original local schematic for Patriot Burst Elite 960 GB, not to scale
ORIGINAL LOCAL SVG // CONCEPTUAL, NOT A PRODUCT PHOTO

IDENTIFICATION: Match the full model/SKU PBE960GS25SSDR, capacity, label, and firmware before servicing or replacing a drive. This is a consumer 2.5-inch SATA SSD, not an M.2 or NVMe device.

Specifications & compatibility

Manufacturer / model / SKUPatriot Burst Elite 960 GB // PBE960GS25SSDR
Capacity960 GB nominal capacity.
Form factor / interface2.5-inch, 7 mm; SATA III 6 Gb/s.
NANDThe available manufacturer SKU sheet does not guarantee NAND cell type or supplier; retain exact part/firmware identification.
Rated sequential performancePatriot publishes up to 450 MB/s read and 320 MB/s write for this capacity in the exact-SKU sheet; workload results vary by host.
EndurancePatriot warranty is constrained by total bytes written, but the cited exact-SKU manufacturer sheet does not state a numeric TBW value.
Warranty3-year limited warranty or TBW limit, whichever comes first, subject to Patriot terms.
Revision / identificationThe cited manufacturer sources do not specify a fixed, field-interchangeable internal hardware revision for this consumer SKU. Preserve the full label, serial, firmware, and purchase region; confirm any service/firmware procedure with the manufacturer for the exact unit.
Host compatibilityRequires a compatible 2.5-inch SATA data and power connection; this SATA III drive can negotiate with older SATA hosts at their supported link speed. Verify bay height/adapter, connector, BIOS storage mode, operating-system driver, boot support, and TRIM/SMART pass-through through any enclosure or controller.

Preservation & maintenance

  • Record the drive label, full part number, serial, firmware, host/controller, and a read-only SMART snapshot before migration or configuration changes.
  • Keep independent, verified backups; endurance, warranty, and SMART indicators do not guarantee remaining life or data retention.
  • Do not assume NAND/controller interchangeability across production lots. Use only manufacturer instructions for firmware updates, secure erase, diagnostics, and warranty claims.

Manufacturer sources

  1. Patriot — Burst Elite SATA SSD product pageManufacturer product overview and TBW/warranty limitation.
  2. Patriot — PBE960GS25SSDR SKU sheetManufacturer exact-capacity SKU sheet.

Both references above are HTTPS manufacturer sources. Where a value is not fixed or published for this exact SKU, it is identified as unspecified instead of inferred from a reseller or a different family capacity.