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Controller: SandForce SF2281. NAND: Intel 25nm Synchronous MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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

Effective Speed 
+23%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 70% 272GB free
Worst Bench: 44% 19GB free (System drive)
Poor: 44% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 808th / 1080
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 601st / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		60.5 % 74.1 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
Average Score 
+49%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		374 MB/s +2% 366 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		82.3 MB/s 192 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+133%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		28.6 MB/s 30.2 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+6%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		66.9 MB/s 80.4 MB/s Faster random write.
+20%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		126 MB/s 229 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+82%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		32.3 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+18%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		74.8 MB/s 142 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+90%
Peak Score 
+58%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		424 MB/s 438 MB/s +3%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		90.5 MB/s 225 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+149%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		34.4 MB/s 37.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		83.7 MB/s 111 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+33%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		137 MB/s 262 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+91%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40 MB/s 48.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+20%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		83.5 MB/s 170 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+104%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+98%
Age
Newest 		129+ Months More recent.
+13% 		149 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		107 MB/s 248 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+132%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		85.6 MB/s 216 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+152%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		455 Pts 851 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+87%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		95.9 MB/s 202 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+111%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		99.1 MB/s 203 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+105%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		79.1 MB/s 175 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+121%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		84.4 MB/s 161 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+91%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		60GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 60.5%
Average Bench 74.1%

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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