The HyperX 3K is one of Kingston's newer SATA 6Gbps solid state disks, it features the popular second-generation LSI SandForce SF-2281 controller and 25nm MLC NAND synchronous flash memory rated for 3000 program/erase cycles, hence the 3K in the product's name. Kingston's regular HyperX SSDs have higher-quality NAND flash memory with a p/e rating of 5000 cycles, so the HyperX 3K should be seen as a more budget-friendly version of the HyperX. A NAND memory cell wears out when it's written to and deleted and the p/e rating provides a guideline for how many cycles a disk can go through before it becomes incapable of holding data. The endurance of the HyperX 3K isn't too bad though, it has the same p/e cycle rating as most other consumer SSDs. Using very conservative numbers, the disk should easily last over eight years in the hands of most enthusiasts. 

On the test bench today is the 240GB model, it's total capacity is 256GB but 16GB is used for overprovisioning. On the product box, Kingston promises read speeds of up to 555MB/s, write speeds as high as 510MB/s, and the technical specifications reveal it has a maximum 4k random read performance of 86,000 IOPS and maximum 4k random write performance of 60,000 IOPS. Kingston provides three years of warranty and free technical support. 

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Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD Tech spech

• 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: 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
• Sequential Read/Write (SATA Rev. 3.0):
  90GB – 555/510MB/s
  120GB – 555/510MB/s
  240GB – 555/510MB/s
  480GB – 540/450MB/s
• Sustained 4KB Random Read/Write:
  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/Write3:
  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 Score4: 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