UserBenchmark: Kingston HyperX 3K vs Plextor M5 Pro

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Best Bench: 98% 64GB free
Worst Bench: 63% 14GB free

Poor: 63% Great: 98%

SPEED RANK: 428^th / 1071

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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)

Poor: 57% Great: 87%

SPEED RANK: 593^rd / 1071


Effective Speed Effective SSD Speed		83.8 %	Faster effective speed. +13%		74.1 %


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	451 MB/s	Faster read speed. +23%	366 MB/s
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	305 MB/s	Much faster write speed. +59%	192 MB/s
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	27.8 MB/s		30.2 MB/s	Slightly faster random read. +9%
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	63.1 MB/s		80.4 MB/s	Faster random write. +27%
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	259 MB/s	Faster mixed IO speed. +13%	229 MB/s
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	284 MB/s	Hugely faster sustained write speed. +100%	142 MB/s


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	499 MB/s	Faster peak read speed. +14%	438 MB/s
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	325 MB/s	Much faster peak write speed. +44%	225 MB/s
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	34.2 MB/s		37.4 MB/s	Slightly faster peak random read. +9%
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	89.2 MB/s		111 MB/s	Faster peak random write. +24%
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	292 MB/s	Faster peak mixed IO speed. +11%	262 MB/s
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	41.4 MB/s		48.1 MB/s	Faster peak random mixed IO. +16%
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	317 MB/s	Hugely faster peak sustained write speed. +86%	170 MB/s

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0 %	0.02 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%
Value Value For Money	5.38 %	5.52 %	+3%
User Rating UBM User Rating	52 %	53 %	+2%
Price Price (score)	$130	$100	Cheaper. +23%


Age Newest	139 Months	+3%	144 Months
DQ Read Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed	360 MB/s	Much faster peak deep queue read. +45%	248 MB/s
DQ Write Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed	314 MB/s	Much faster peak deep queue write. +45%	216 MB/s
AS-SSD Total AS-SSD Total Score	1,110 Pts	Much stronger server IO. +30%	851 Pts
DQ Mixed Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	213 MB/s	Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO. +5%	202 MB/s
ADQ Read Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed	305 MB/s	Much faster deep queue read. +50%	203 MB/s
ADQ Write Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed	258 MB/s	Much faster deep queue write. +47%	175 MB/s
ADQ Mixed Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	180 MB/s	Faster deep queue mixed IO. +12%	161 MB/s


Capacity Capacity			128GB			120GB

The 128GB Plextor M5 Pro has a reasonable performance profile. With an effective speed of 442 MB/s it ranks just 5% below the average of the top ten user rated 128GB SSDs, a good result. The M5 Pro's server orientated deep queue read/write speeds clocked in at 345/282 MB/s, slightly above average. As a consequence of having fewer NAND modules, the 128GB version is around 40% slower at sequential writing than its 256GB sibling. The larger capacity M5 Pro represents significantly better value for money. In the 128GB category some manufacturers (Samsung/OCZ) are offering the same sorts of speeds as typically seen in the faster 256GB category. In terms of performance, those SSDs currently stand heads and shoulders above the rest of the 128GB pack. There are several better value for money alternatives to the 128GB M5 Pro in the group test. ^{[Feb '14 SSDrivePro]}

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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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