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Kingston Ships SandForce-based HyperX SSD

By Joy Hou - on 2 Aug 2011, 2:36pm

Kingston Ships SandForce-based HyperX SSD

HSINCHU, Taiwan - Kingston today announced it is shipping the HyperX SSD, its first SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) solid-state drive. The Kingston HyperX SSD features the latest SandForce controller and is designed for enthusiasts, gamers and performance users.

Kingston HyperX SSD highlights include:

  • 120GB and 240GB capacities. Ships as a standalone SSD (includes HyperX branded 2.5" to 3.5" desktop mounting plate); or as a bundle with the HyperX Upgrade Kit for easy installation (includes Acronis True Image HD migration software, desktop mounting plate, external drive bay, multi-head screwdriver, SATA data cable).
  • Incredible sequential read/write throughputs of 555 / 510MB/s1.
  • SandForce SF-2281 controller featuring SATA Rev 3.0 (6GB/s).
  • Max 4KB random read/write of 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS2 (120GB).
  • Premium Intel 25nm Compute NAND (5k P/E Cycles).

 

Kingston HyperX SSD
Part number Capacity and features
SH100S3/120G 120GB Stand-alone SSD
SH100S3/240G 240GB Stand-alone SSD
SH100S3B/120G 120GB HyperX Bundle Kit
SH100S3B/240G 240GB HyperX Bundle Kit

 

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