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Patriot P220 1TB vs Western Digital Green 1TB

Compare Patriot P220 1TB and Western Digital Green 1TB in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.

Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD

Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026

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Patriot P220 1TB

Patriot

Current comparison price

$141Value · Balanced29

from 1 offer · checked Nov 9

Capability highlights · price excluded

  • A System Drive
+2 more · view all grades
  • A System Drive
  • B Game & File Storage
  • C Heavy Creative Work

Western Digital Green 1TB

Western Digital

Current comparison price

$138Value · Balanced29

from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9

Capability highlights · price excluded

  • A System Drive
+2 more · view all grades
  • A System Drive
  • B Game & File Storage
  • C Heavy Creative Work

Key differences at a glance

Capabilityprice excluded

Same grade in all 3 scenarios. View grades →

Valueunder Balanced

Practically even under these priorities (29 vs 29).

Pricecurrent market snapshot

Western Digital Green 1TB costs less right now ($138 vs $141, 2% apart).

How priorities change the comparison Presets with the higher Value: Patriot P220 1TB 0 · Western Digital Green 1TB 0 · even 4
Priority Patriot P220 1TB Western Digital Green 1TB
2929even
99even
6566even
1212even

Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.

Data note: 1 compared facts not tracked
  • Patriot P220 1TB: DRAM cache

Not tracked means our source data does not have the fact; it is never treated as absent. Inferred figures come from the reference model of the same chip.

Price difference and break-even price

Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.

Patriot P220 1TB

Current comparison price

$141 29

Patriot P220 1TB keeps the higher Value up to $143 (with Western Digital Green 1TB at $138).

Western Digital Green 1TB

Current comparison price

$138 29

Western Digital Green 1TB matches the Value of Patriot P220 1TB (at $141) at $136 or less.

A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.

Price comparison: current offers

New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.

Patriot P220 1TB

  1. Check on AmazonAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
  2. $141Patriot P220 1TBB&H · checked Go to offer →

Western Digital Green 1TB

  1. $138Best priceWestern Digital Green 1TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
  2. Check on AmazonWestern Digital Green 1TBAmazon · checked Go to offer →

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Performance and key differences

What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.

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Patriot P220 1TB Western Digital Green 1TB
System DriveA #179A #188
Game & File StorageB #158B #161
Heavy Creative WorkC #196C #234
Drive performance550545
Sequential read550545
Sequential write500430

Where each one leads

  • Higher sequential read
  • Lower current price · More offers

Specifications compared

Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.

7 identical facts hidden

Patriot P220 1TB Western Digital Green 1TB
Speed
Sequential read550 MB/s545 MB/s
Sequential write500 MB/s430 MB/s
Storage and endurance
NAND typeTLCSanDisk TLC
DRAM cacheNot trackedDRAM-less
ControllerSilicon Motion SM2258XTSMI SM2258XT
Product
BrandPatriotWestern Digital

Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.

Which one to choose: where each wins

Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.

Patriot P220 1TB fits better when…

  • Sequential write matters: higher index
  • Sequential read matters: 550 MB/s vs 545 MB/s
  • Sequential write matters: 500 MB/s vs 430 MB/s

Western Digital Green 1TB fits better when…

  • the budget decides: 2% lower current price

Nearby market alternative

Worth considering instead
Western Digital SN7100 500GB — same S-tier capability for System Drive, about $34 cheaper · Value 100.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three

Questions and methodology

Which one is better, Patriot P220 1TB or Western Digital Green 1TB?

It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.

Which has the higher Value right now?

Under Balanced they are practically even (29 vs 29) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.

Which one is more capable, ignoring price?

Same grade in all 3 scenarios.

Where can I compare current offers?

The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.

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