With the HyperX 3K 120 GByte SSD, Kingston has a Solid State Drive in its portfolio which is based on the latest SandForce SF-2281 series SSD processor and it also comes with a competitive price tag. The drive also features SATA-III support and Kingston claims that the drive can reach throughput rates of more than 500 Megabyte per second. Also for the IOPS the manufacturer promises sky-high numbers. When writing 4 KByte blocks the drive should be able to hit a whopoing 60'000 IOPS and more.
Specifications / Delivery
| Model |
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GByte |
| Capacity |
120 GByte |
| Memory |
ynchronous NAND
Flash |
| Technology |
SandForce SF-2281 |
| Throughput |
up to
555 MB/s reading, up to 510 MB/s writing |
| Accesstime (read) |
< 0.1 ms |
| Life expectance |
2'000'000 hours (MTBF) |
| Acoustics |
no noise |
| Warranty |
3 Years |
Delivery
Kingston ships their HyperX
3K SSD
with a lot of accessories. A first glance at the box is sufficient to see that
Kingston tried to make this drive special. Thanks to the thick foam layer inside
the box, the drive is very well protected during transportation. Included in the delivery
there is a 3.5 inch adapter carriage, a screwdriver with two different bits, a
CD, an external case, a SATA-III cable, a USB cable as well as some screws and
the drive itself. With all this equipment you would well prepared for a possible
system migration.
The reason that the HyperX 3K SSD is cheaper than the original HyperX (5K) can
be found in the NAND flash they're using. The first HyperX drive got NAND flash
memory that was specified for 5'000 PE cycles. The new HyperX 3K get memory
chips that endure 3'000 PE cycles. In fact, most of the SSD companies get the
3'000 PE cycle NAND flash memory.
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