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Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba A19 MLC. Release date: Q2 2015.

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 27,660 user samples
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165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% 411GB free
Worst Bench: 51% 64GB free (System drive)
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 482nd / 1074
27,495 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% 1TB free
Worst Bench: 59% 25GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 479th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		80.4 % 80.6 % +0%
Average Score 
+9%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		429 MB/s Faster read speed.
+14% 		375 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		415 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+71% 		243 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24 MB/s 31.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+30%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		63.6 MB/s 82.3 MB/s Faster random write.
+29%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		368 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+34% 		274 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		21.3 MB/s 40.2 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+89%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		356 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+95% 		183 MB/s
Peak Score 
+31%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		525 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+19% 		442 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		506 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+80% 		281 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.1 MB/s 37.8 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+26%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		104 MB/s 112 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+8%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		506 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+62% 		312 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.9 MB/s 49.6 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+28%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		473 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+114% 		221 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		10.2 % 13.2 % Better value.
+30%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$198 $70 Much cheaper.
+65%
Nice To Haves 
+43%
Age
Newest 		110 Months More recent.
+25% 		146 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		348 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+17% 		298 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		349 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+32% 		264 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,164 Pts Stronger server IO.
+18% 		985 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		157 MB/s 289 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+84%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		232 MB/s 258 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+11%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		222 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+6% 		209 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		49.7 MB/s 223 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+349%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.4%
Average Bench 80.6%
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The HyperX 3K is an updated version of the regular HyperX, the only difference between the two SSDs is the grade of NAND flash. The regular HyperX's NAND flash is rated at 5,000 erase cycles vs 3,000 on the 3K version so broadly speaking the number of erase cycles before drive failure on the newer drive is approximately 40% less than on the original HyperX. The distinction is largely irrelevant for consumer users because even after 10 years neither of the drives are likely to come even close to their maximum number of erase cycles. As expected both HyperX's have very similar performance profiles which can be seen in this direct comparison of the two drives. Although the HyperX SSDs were strong contenders on release they are showing their age now and can no longer compete amongst the newer drives from Samsung and Plextor which are both cheaper and faster. [Jan '14 SSDrivePro]

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