Storage Solutions Kingston Releases HyperX 3K Solid-State Drive

[KingstonFE]

Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the HyperX 3K SSD, a high-performance, lower priced solid-state drive enabling users to experience ultra-responsive gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing power. Powered by the second-generation SandForce SF-2281 processor and based on SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface, Kingston HyperX 3K SSD is the ideal high-performance upgrade solution for budget-minded gamers, enthusiasts, multitaskers, overclockers and system builders.

HyperX 3K SSD loads games and applications faster, increases frames-per-second for an improved gaming experience and allows for quick transfers and edits of large media files. It has incredible sequential read/write throughputs of 555/510MB/s and max random R/W IOPS of 85k/74k. HyperX 3K SSD features SandForce DuraClass technology to provide best in class endurance; and, SandForce DuraWrite technology to maximize life span and durability under the most intensive environments.

Shipping in 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities, HyperX 3K SSD comes in a sleek black and aluminum case design, accentuating the look of any power user’s system. It is available as either a stand-alone drive or in an upgrade kit to make installation easy and quick. HyperX 3K SSD is backed by a three-year warranty and free technical support. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/en/.

A video of the HyperX 3K SSD can be found here.

Kingston HyperX 3K SSD Features & Specifications:

· Form Factor: 2.5"

· Controller: SandForce SF-2281

· Components: MLC NAND (3k P/E Cycles)

· Interface: SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)

· Capacities[sup]1[/sup]: 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB

· Sequential Read/Write (SATA Rev. 3.0)[sup]2[/sup]:

90GB – 555/510MB/s​

120GB – 555/510MB/s​

240GB – 555/510MB/s​

480GB – 540/450MB/s​

· Sustained 4KB Random Read/Write[sup]3[/sup]:

90GB – 20,000/50,000 IOPS​

120GB – 20,000/60,000 IOPS​

240GB – 40,000/57,000 IOPS​

480GB – 60,000/45,000 IOPS​

· Max 4KB Random Read/Write[sup]3[/sup]:

90GB – 85,000/74,000 IOPS​

120GB – 85,000/73,000 IOPS​

240GB – 86,000/60,000 IOPS​

480GB – 75,000/48,000 IOPS​

· Dimension: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm

· Supports S.M.A.R.T., TRIM and Garbage Collection​

· Shock Resistance: 1500G

· Storage Temperatures: -40° C to 85° C

· Operating Temperatures: 0°C to 70°C​

· Vibration Operating: 2.17G

· Vibration Non-operating: 20G

· MTBF: 1,000,000 Hrs

· PCMARK Vantage HDD Suite Score[sup]4[/sup]:

90GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB: 60,000

· Power Consumption:​

0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.58 W (TYP) Read / 2.11 W (TYP) Write

· Warranty/Support: Three-year warranty with free technical support

There's an image of the new SSD range attached. Let us know what you guys think.

 

[mav2000]

Prices for India?

 

[KingstonFE]

Hi Mav2000, pricing starts at Rs. 8499 for the 90GB model.

 

[harishgayatri]

Did the Issues with the V200 SSD get solved?

 

[KingstonFE]

Hey Harish, if you're referring to the slowdown in the sequential writes, that was resolved a long time ago.