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

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 602nd / 1080
502 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 213GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 24GB free (System drive)
Poor: 60% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 534th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		74.1 % 77.7 % +5%
Average Score 
+10%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		366 MB/s 371 MB/s +1%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		192 MB/s 253 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+32%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		30.2 MB/s +3% 29.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		80.4 MB/s +3% 78.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		229 MB/s 267 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+17%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.1 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+7% 		35.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		142 MB/s 193 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+36%
Peak Score 
+8%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s +2% 428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		225 MB/s 288 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+28%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+5% 		35.5 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		111 MB/s 115 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		262 MB/s 295 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+13%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		48.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+9% 		44.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		170 MB/s 224 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+32%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		6.59 % 13.5 % Hugely better value.
+104%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$79 $65 Cheaper.
+18%
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		151 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		160 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		248 MB/s 306 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+23%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		216 MB/s 260 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+20%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		851 Pts 991 Pts Stronger server IO.
+16%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		202 MB/s 249 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+23%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		203 MB/s 270 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+33%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		175 MB/s 216 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+23%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		161 MB/s 203 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+26%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.1%
Average Bench 77.7%

The 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K is nearly two years old, several generations of SSD have passed since its original release. Better 120GB SSDs have more NAND modules than the old HyperX and are able to write faster than the peak 234 Mb/s achieved by the HyperX 3K. The HyperX 3K also has a Sandforce 2281 controller which is unable to write compressed data as well as its more recent competition. All that said the HyperX still has an effective speed of 367 MBps which is respectable and far faster than even the best mechanical drive. With peak 4K read/write speeds of 33/110 MB/s the HyperX 3K also has competent small file performance. To summarize as a current value proposition the HyperX 3K struggles, simply because the likes of Samsung and OCZ have innovated and moved forward in the two years since the HyperX 3K was released. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The Kingston HyperX is nearly two years old which in SSD terms is almost an entire lifetime. Starting on a positive note this drive will outperform any mechanical drive hands down, and still has one of the highest sequential read speeds (517 MB/s) we have ever seen on a SATA SSD. That said a balanced performance profile is critical and the HyperX doesn't fare so well against its younger SSD competitors in the other write orientated benchmark categories. The poor results are explained by the Kingston's Sandforce controller which struggles to deliver incompressible data throughput. With a real world speed of 398.1 MB/s and an AS-SSD score of 728 (bottom 28th percentile) there are far better deals to be had at this time. [Apr '13 SSDrivePro]

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