Kingston 120GB, Hyper X 3K, SATA3, 2.5", SH103S3/120G

HyperX performance at an exceptional price.

• Budget-minded gamers and enthusiasts will benefit from the lower price of Kingston's new HyperX 3K SSD. This solid-state drive combines premium 3000 program-erase cycle NAND with the second-generation SandForce controller. Its lower price means more users can experience ultra-responsive gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing power. 3K loads games and applications faster, increases frames per second (FPS) for an improved gaming experience and allows for quick transfers and edits of large media files. HyperX 3K provides high-speed SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) performance and blazing fast random and sequential read/write speeds. SandForce DuraClass™ technology provides the latest data integrity protection for ultimate endurance over the entire life of the drive. HyperX 3K SSD comes in a sleek, black and aluminium case design, accentuating the look of any power user's system. For added peace of mind, HyperX 3K SSD is backed by a three-year warranty and legendary Kingston reliability.

  Features

  • SandForce controller technology
  • High-speed SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) transfer speeds
  • Advanced Wear-Leveling Technology
  • User-Configurable Over Provisioning⁴
  • Performance — incredible speeds for enhanced productivity
  • Reliable — much less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
  • Shock-Proof — dropping your notebook no longer means losing your data
  • Cool & Quiet — runs silent and with no moving mechanical parts to generate heat
  • Innovative — uses NAND Flash memory components
  • Supports TRIM³ — enhances device wear leveling by eliminating merge operation for all deleted data blocks
  • Supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)
  • Guaranteed — three-year warranty (KC100 features a five-year warranty), free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability

• Specifications

  Capacities¹: 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
  Sequential reads²: SATA Rev. 3.0
  90GB / 120GB / 240GB – 555MB/s
  480GB – 540MB/s
  Sequential writes²: SATA Rev. 3.0
  90GB / 120GB / 240GB – 510MB/s
  480GB – 450MB/s

  Form factor: 2.5"
  Dimensions: 69.85 x 100 x 9.5mm
  Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
  Storage temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
  Vibration operating: 2.17G
  Vibration non-operating: 20G
  MTBF: 1,000,000 hrs

  Total Bytes Written (TBW):³
  90G: 57.6TB (based on 52GB per day for 3 years)
  120G: 76.8TB (based on 70GB per day for 3 years)
  240G: 153.6TB (based on 140GB per day for 3 years)
  480G: 307.2TB (based on 280GB per day for 3 years)

  Interface: SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)
  Controller: 2nd generation SandForce® controller SF-2281
  Components: Intel® 25nm compute-quality MLC NAND (3k P/E cycles)
  Warranty/support: three-year warranty (KC100 features a five-year warranty), free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability

  Sustained random 4k read/write²:
  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. random 4K R/W²:
  90GB – 85,000/74,000 IOPS
  120GB – 85,000/73,000 IOPS
  240GB – 86,000/60,000 IOPS
  480GB – 75,000/48,000 IOPS

  PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite score²:
  90GB / 120GB / 240GB / 480GB: 60,000

  SMART tools: Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology to ensure a healthy drive

  Power consumption: 0.455 W (TYP) idle / 1.6 W (TYP) Read / 2.05 W (TYP) write