The Patriot Burst Solid-State Drive (SSD) is the perfect way to enhance computer performance. Burst offers transfer speeds at up to 555 MB/s read and 500 MB/s write speeds to eliminate bottlenecks. A SATA III 6 GB/s Interface that is backwards compatible with SATA II 3 GB/s, this SSD provides greater performance over traditional HDDs. At only 7mm high in a 2.5\" form factor, the Burst is perfect for any ultrabook or laptop upgrade. Patriot`s Burst SSD comes in three sizes for every user, at 120GB, 240GB and 480GB. With the Burst, Patriot has continued pricing very aggressively to offer one of the best price-per-performance rations on the market. Backed by Patriot`s award winning build quality and 3-year warranty: the Patriot Burst will deliver on of the most reliable choices in SSDs. Physical Drive Size: 2.5\" Capacity: 240GB Model: Burst PBU240GS25SSDR Controller: Phison S11 Interface: SATA III 6.0 Gbit/s (backwards compatible with 3.0 Gbit/s and 1.5 Gbit/s) Sequential Read & Write Speeds: Sequential Read (ATTO): 555 MB/s Sequential Read (CDM): 560 MB/s Sequential Write (ATTO): 500 MB/s Sequential Write (CDM): 455 MB/s 4KB Random Read & Write Speeds: 4K Random Read: 80K IOPs 4K Random Write: 60K IOPs