HyperXSHFS37A/120G
SamsungMZ-75E250B

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2014.

Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 962,994 user samples
11,403 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% 22GB free
Worst Bench: 52% 43GB free (System drive)
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 756th / 1072
951,591 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 140GB free
Worst Bench: 72% 233GB free
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 243rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
63.7 % 103 % Much faster effective speed.
+62%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
349 MB/s 466 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+34%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
125 MB/s 434 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+247%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26 MB/s 39.4 MB/s Much faster random read.
+52%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
82.1 MB/s 94.6 MB/s Faster random write.
+15%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
173 MB/s 370 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+114%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
34 MB/s 52.2 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+54%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
96.3 MB/s 247 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+156%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
454 MB/s 507 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+12%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
156 MB/s 492 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+215%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
33.1 MB/s 47.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+44%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
110 MB/s 129 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+17%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
209 MB/s 416 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+99%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
42.7 MB/s 64.6 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+51%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
124 MB/s 328 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+165%
Market Share
Based on 75,648,733 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.34 % Hugely higher market share.
+750%
Value
Value For Money
3.34 % 13.4 % Hugely better value.
+301%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 56 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$160 $100 Much cheaper.
+38%
Age
Newest
118 Months 112 Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
118 MB/s 386 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+227%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
154 MB/s 362 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+135%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
576 Pts 1,290 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+124%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
126 MB/s 370 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+194%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
94.9 MB/s 354 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+273%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
130 MB/s 308 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+137%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
102 MB/s 320 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+214%
Capacity
Capacity
120GB 250GB
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The Kingston HyperX Fury has the same controller as its HyperX 3K sibling; the only difference between the two drives is the use of cheaper Micron 20nm NAND in the newer Fury. Comparing the performance differences between the HyperX Fury and 3K shows that the newer 20nm NAND results in an effective performance decrease of around 30% for a price saving of just 12%. The Fury was never aimed at the high performance sector of the market but given the known compressible performance weaknesses of its Sandforce 2281 controller and its relatively non-budget price tag, the 120GB Fury will struggle to find rational takers in today's market. There are far better value alternatives available for just a few more dollars. [Sep '14 SSDrivePro]

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The 250GB Samsung 850 Evo has a similar architecture to its hugely successful predecessor, the 840 Evo. Both drives are TLC based but the 850 uses 3D V-NAND as opposed to regular NAND. Both drives also feature a Turbowrite cache (TWC) which buffers up to 3GB of writes. The TWC enables high burst write speeds but when the cache exhausts write speeds drop to 300 MB/s. Comparing the 850 and 840 Evos shows that effective speed, has improved by 11% and the warranty has been extended from three to five years but prices are also up by 11%. The 850 Evo does put in superb benchmarks (second only to the 850 Pro) but these are only valid within the TWC. At current price levels the 850 Evo struggles to compete with the value leaders[Dec '14 SSDrivePro]

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