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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 
+4%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 94% 1TB free
Worst Bench: 59% 25GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 477th / 1072
502 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 213GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 24GB free (System drive)
Poor: 60% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 526th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		80.6 % +4% 77.7 %
Average Score 
+3%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		375 MB/s +1% 371 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		243 MB/s 253 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		31.2 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7% 		29.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		82.3 MB/s +5% 78.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		274 MB/s +3% 267 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40.2 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+13% 		35.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		183 MB/s 193 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+5%
Peak Score 
+3%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		442 MB/s +3% 428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		281 MB/s 288 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.8 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+6% 		35.5 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		112 MB/s 115 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		312 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+6% 		295 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		49.6 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+12% 		44.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		221 MB/s 224 MB/s +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		13.2 % 13.5 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$70 $65 Slightly cheaper.
+7%
Nice To Haves 
+3%
Age
Newest 		144 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		153 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		298 MB/s 306 MB/s +3%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		264 MB/s +2% 260 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		985 Pts 991 Pts +1%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		289 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+16% 		249 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		258 MB/s 270 MB/s +5%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		209 MB/s 216 MB/s +3%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		223 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+10% 		203 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.6%
Average Bench 77.7%
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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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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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