Testseek.com have collected 220 expert reviews of the Kingston 2.5 inch HyperX 3K SSD Series SATA600 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston 2.5 inch HyperX 3K SSD Series SATA600.
May 2012
(83%)
220 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
184 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Minimal performance impact with lower-grade NAND (faster in some cases)
Offered as a lower cost alternative without replacing existing higher-endurance model
Very low response times in our new fixed I/O latency test
Great performance
Great Price
Excellent bundle of accessories and software
Available in 90GB
120GB
240GB and 480GB capacities
SandForce SF-2281 processor with DuraClass
DuraWrite and RAISE technologies
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Synchronous 3000 P/E cycle NAND flash
Supports SMART
TR
Build Quality (Intel NAND
Enclosure)
Performance (Almost Identical To The 5k Model)
Upgrade Bundle (3.5" bracket/2.5" USB Enclosure)
Price (For Some)
24/7 Support
3 Years Warranty
Excellent installation kit
Snazzy-looking shell
An outstanding package
Excellent operation as a system drive
Excellent sequential read/write speeds and access times
Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths
SATA 6Gbps support
External case to ease the cloning process
TRIM supp
Inexpensive for an SSD surely
Includes everything you need to upgrade to an SSD in notebook or desktop
Includes 2.5” to 3.5” adapter
Includes handy 2.5” USB enclosure
Nice tool kit included
Very fast drive
Excellent read and write speeds
High performance
Supports TRIM
3 -year warranty
Nice accessories included (in the kit version)
USB enclosure is of high quality
Great Performance and Capacity at a reasonable price
Acronis True Image HD Migration Software Included
USB External Drive Bay for easy cloning
SATA 6.0Gbps Compatibility with SandForce SF-2281 Controller
2.5'' to 3.5'' Bracket
Extra accessories included for easy upgrade
Top-notch performance
Good price/performance
Nice upgrade accessory bundle
Stylish HyperX appearance
Lightning fast speeds
TRIM Support
Three year warranty
Upgrade kit
3 year warranty
Kingston made it more affordable
The editors didn't like
Slips behind slightly in our gaming trace
3000 P/E cycles instead of 5000 P/E cycles
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Not as fast when writing incompressible data
3k Cycles (Not For Professional/Enterprise Use)
Pricey
Given its performance in our tests
Less capacity out of the box compared to competing drives
Small-file performance lagged a bit behind the pack
None.
None really
A bit more expensive than other options
USB 2.0 Enclosure
USB 3.0 would have been nicer.
None
3k P/E Cycles instead of the 5k P/E Cycles found on the earlier HyperX SSD
Stylish HyperX appearance, Lightning fast speeds, TRIM Support, Three year warranty
3k P/E Cycles instead of the 5k P/E Cycles found on the earlier HyperX SSD
With the HyperX 3K Kingston continues its trend in producing reliable, fast solid-state drives. Coming in at a lower price point than the older version, the HyperX 3K provides lightning fast read/write speeds for the enthusiast, gamer or power user. I...
An outstanding package, Excellent operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential read/write speeds and access times, Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths, SATA 6Gbps support, External case to ease the cloning process, TRIM supp
None.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveAn outstanding package.Excellent operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential read/write speeds and access times.Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths.SATA...
There’s no arguing that the HyperX 3K SSD is a worthy choice amung a market full of options. The 3K NAND and SandForce SF-2281 controller work together well providing a little more speed as well as added endurance. Granted, the question of endurance un...
Abstract: The Kingston HyperX 3K SSD solid-state drive is the company's budget gamer line of SSD . It combines premium 3000 program-erase cycle Toggle NAND with the second-generation SandForce controller. Its lower price means more users can experience ultra-respon...
As with the HyperX 5K drive we like the performance and compatibility that Kingston has here. Again we cannot stress enough that Kingston is still maintaining great customer service here. They parts included here are not cheap and the disk closing softwar...
Great Performance and Capacity at a reasonable price, Acronis True Image HD Migration Software Included, USB External Drive Bay for easy cloning, SATA 6.0Gbps Compatibility with SandForce SF-2281 Controller, 2.5'' to 3.5'' Bracket, Extra accessories included for easy upgrade
USB 2.0 Enclosure: USB 3.0 would have been nicer.
So far at Bjorn3D, we've reviewed multiple SSD's, but one does not simply review multiple SSD's without testing them in RAID. This is exactly what we've done today with the Kingston HyperX 240GB 3K SSDs, showing the performance potential users can ge...
Abstract: With OCZ intent on moving as much volume to its in-house Indilinx controllers as possible, SandForce (now LSI) needed to expand to additional partners. OCZ has strong control over the channel so SandForce needed to turn to multiple partners to divers...
Minimal performance impact with lower-grade NAND (faster in some cases), Offered as a lower cost alternative without replacing existing higher-endurance model, Very low response times in our new fixed I/O latency test
Slips behind slightly in our gaming trace
Kingston promised a less expensive SSD in the HyperX 3K, with the same performance as the original HyperX. They delivered on both counts, lowering the price threshold for enthusiast-grade SSD performance. Sure consumers give up write cycles, but few will...
Considering HyperX 3K 240GB has virtually the same performance as it’s more expensive sibling but comes to market with a lower price, it can be considered a success for Kingston. They wanted to release a budget-friendly drive without sacrificing perfor...
Abstract: While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower pr...
