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
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220 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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184 Reviews
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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
The Kingston HyperX 3K SSD is a very good drive, not the best on the market or the cheapest but it performs exceptionally well, we could find no array of tasks to load the drive down with that slowed it enough to give a perceptible degradation in perf...
Abstract: In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn't stand still, and since then a num...
If you're not insisting on absolute bleeding-edge performance, the HyperX 3K is easily one of the best deals going for an SSD.Tags:Business,Components,PC Upgrades,StorageBest prices todayRetailer Price Delivery Price comparision from, and manufacturersS...
The final destination for my Hyper-X SSDs is not a notebook or a desktop, but a server. These are consumer devices and not designed for enterprise use, but for a test lab environment they've been brilliant. For years Kingston has been a brand I have ...
Abstract: SSD prices are dropping so quickly that it makes more and more sense to have one in your PC. 120 or 128 GB versions you can find already for £90, and for less than twice that you can buy an SSD with double the capacity. It will still take a long time be...
The performance of the Kingston HyperX 3K SSDs is in line with other SandForce SF-2281 SSDs.There is not a huge difference in performance between these models and the higher-end models. According to our own calculations, the lower 3000 erase cycles shou...
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Published: 2012-06-06, Author: David , review by: pcgameware.co.uk
I've really enjoyed my time with the Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB which has performed well and has put my current Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB to shame (but that's to be expected I guess as technology advances further and there are now no moving parts!)...
With its SandForce SF2281 based HyperX 3K SSD, Kingston doesn't reach the performance values they advertise in the specifications by a small margin We measured the following peaks: 512 MByte were possible when writing 128 KByte blocks randomly and 539 MBy...
