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| Brand | HyperX |
| Item Weight | 132 g |
| Product Dimensions | 16.5 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm |
| Item model number | SH103S3/120G |
| Series | SH103S3B/120G Hyperx 3K |
| Color | Black |
| RAM Size | 122880 MB |
| Hard Drive Size | 120 GB |
| Wattage | 2 watts |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B007R67FNA |
| Best Sellers Rank | 623 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 222 g |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2012 |
Warranty & Support
Warranty, Parts: Replacement parts covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
Warranty, Labor: Labour cost covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
Warranty, Labor: Labour cost covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
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Product Description
Kingston Technology HyperX 3K 2.5-inch SSD
Take Your Computer to the Limit
Great for gaming. Perfect for photography. Whatever you need from a high-performance computer, kit out your computer with Kingston Technology SSD.
Features and Benefits
- Kingston's HyperX 3K SSD is ideal for budget-minded gamers and computer enthusiasts alike. This SSD combines premium NAND Flash memory and a second-generation SandForce controller for ultra-responsive gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing performance.
- Super Fast -- incredible speeds for enhanced productivity, gain the benefits from increased boot up time, improved gaming experience and quick transfers and edits of large media files.
- Responsive -- loads games and applications quickly; additionally experience ultra-responsive gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing power with a Kingston SSD.
- Built for Endurance -- an SSD has a longer life span than a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) due to Data Integrity Protection technology and superior shock resistance.
- Superior Design -- black aluminum casing to enhance the look of your system.
- Cost Effective -- by replacing and upgrading your hard drive, Kingston’s HyperX 3K SSD lets you revive your system without stretching your budget.
- Silent -- your laptop or desktop will run cooler and quieter with a Kingston SSD. SSDs have no moving parts which reduces background noise and heat of your notebook or desktop compared with a traditional HDD.
- Compatible -- Kingston SSDs are SATA Rev. 3.0 SSD with backwards-compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 and 1.0, which means you can fit your SSD in a wider range of PCs and laptops.
Why have a Kingston Technology SSD?
High Velocity
- Experience up to 5x faster start-up and load times
- Transfer files in a flash
- Get super smooth video and image editing
Ultra-shockproof
- Kingston SSDs have no moving parts
- They won’t crash, overheat or fail
- Every Kingston SSD comes with free technical support.
Super Simple
- Opt for the handy DIY kit and replace your hard drive
- Follow easy, step-by-step instructions
- Turn your computer into a high-powered machine.
Which SSD is Right for You?
| SSDNow | HyperX 3K SSD |
|---|---|
| Description | Loads games and applications faster, increases frames per second (FPS) and allows for quick transfers and edits of large media files. |
| Capacities | 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" — 9.5mm |
| Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 |
| Read/Write Speed*1 | 90GB – 555MB/s / 510MB/s 120GB – 555MB/s / 510MB/s 240GB – 555MB/s / 510MB/s 480GB – 540MB/s / 450MB/s |
*Operating System Software support: Windows7, Windows Vista (SP1, SP2), Windows XP (SP3).
About HyperX
Designed to meet the most rigorous demands of gamers, over clockers, creative professionals and tech enthusiasts, HyperX is the high-performance product line from Kingston Technology. Featuring best-in-class components that deliver superior speed, quality and aesthetic design, HyperX memory modules, USB Flash drives, headsets, cooling fans and SSDs put users at the top of their game.
Kingston SSD Comparison Chart
 SSDNow V300 |  SSDNow KC380 |  SSDNow KC300 |  HyperX 3K | |
| Capacities | 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB | 60GB, 120GB | 60GB, 120GB, 180GB, 240GB, 480GB | 120GB, 240GB , 480GB |
| Read Speed | Up to 450MB/s | Up to 550MB/S | Up to 525MB/s | Up to 555MB/s (120GB-240GB); 540MB/s (480GB) 3 |
| Write Speed | Up to 450MB/s | Up to 520MB/S | Up to 500MB/s | Up to 510MB/s (120GB-240GB); 450MB/s (480GB) 3 |
| IOPS - random 4K read | Up to 85,000 | 60GB 14,000 (max) 120GB 17,000 (max) | 60GB 85,000 (max) 120GB 85,000 (max) 180GB 85,000 (max) 240GB 85,000 (max) 480GB 73,000 (max) | 120GB 85,000 (max) 240GB 86,000 (max) 480GB 74,000 (max) |
| IOPS - random 4K write | 60GB 60,000 (max) 120GB 55,000 (max) 240GB 43,000 (max) | 60GB 77,000 (max) 120GB 45,000 (max) | 60GB 64,000 (max) 120GB 64,000 (max) 180GB 64,000 (max) 240GB 52,000 (max) 480GB 32,000 (max) | 120GB 73,000 (max) 240GB 60,000 (max) 480GB 32,000 (max) |
| TRIM Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 1.8" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Drive Weight | 88 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 27.43 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 60GB - 240GB - 86 grams (+/- 2 grams) 480GB - 92.3 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 81 grams (+/- 2 grams) |
| Drive Dimensions | 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm | 78.5mm x 54mm x 5mm | 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7.0mm | 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm |
Box Contains
1 x 120GB HyperX SSD + bracket and mounting screw
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By T. D. Welsh
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Size Name:120GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Previously I had bought a couple of Intel SSDs - an 80GB X25-M three years ago and then a 180GB 330 a few months ago. Both had been outstanding successes, but I wanted to compare another vendor and I had seen some very favourable reviews of the Kingston HyperX 3K (some of them right here on Amazon!) I was a little dubious because I planned to fit the drive as system disk to a five-year-old Windows XP desktop whose Western Digital hard drive had been getting rather wobbly and slow. I knew that Windows XP was not a good operating system for SSD support, as it was designed before they become popular, so I was prepared for all sorts of potential difficulties - slow performance, stuttering, etc.
I needn't have worried. Installing the SSD was easy, largely because I had done some research beforehand. I removed the SSD from its snug packaging - contriving to drop it on the floor from a height of about three feet as I did so, a fall that had no detectable effect on its performance although it would have destroyed most hard drives. I removed the old system drive, installed the SSD in its place using the 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch conversion kit that comes in the box, and temporarily installed the old drive in a spare slot (luckily I had a spare SATA cable and power cable too). Then I booted to a handy Parted Magic DVD that came with a Linux magazine, and used this to clone the old hard drive to the SSD. A couple of small, and perhaps unnecessary, tweaks to align the partition start properly, and I was done. Removed the old drive, buttoned up, and rebooted; instead of 2-3 minutes, I was looking at the login prompt in about 30 seconds. Windows XP responds a lot more smartly, too. Read more ›
I needn't have worried. Installing the SSD was easy, largely because I had done some research beforehand. I removed the SSD from its snug packaging - contriving to drop it on the floor from a height of about three feet as I did so, a fall that had no detectable effect on its performance although it would have destroyed most hard drives. I removed the old system drive, installed the SSD in its place using the 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch conversion kit that comes in the box, and temporarily installed the old drive in a spare slot (luckily I had a spare SATA cable and power cable too). Then I booted to a handy Parted Magic DVD that came with a Linux magazine, and used this to clone the old hard drive to the SSD. A couple of small, and perhaps unnecessary, tweaks to align the partition start properly, and I was done. Removed the old drive, buttoned up, and rebooted; instead of 2-3 minutes, I was looking at the login prompt in about 30 seconds. Windows XP responds a lot more smartly, too. Read more ›
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Jrien
Size Name:120GB
Decided since the price of SSD's have come down so much, I would buy this one. Kingston has always been a leader in flash based hardware and is a name I have come to trust with quality, this SSD is no exception. Of course I have to say the difference between using HDD and SSD is mind blowing, installing an SSD is by far teh single best improvement and investment anyone can make to their computer. The Sandforce controller is phenomenal, the chips use transparent compression to save space and speed up the IOPS for enhanced performance. Whilst the capacity of 120GB might not seem great, the system performs super fast and super smooth. From pushing the power switch to arriving at the desktop, it takes just 20 secs; and the shut down performs in less than 5 secs. Programs open immediately, which is to say they open in an eye-blink.
On installing it, it did cause some initial problems with the AMD display drivers, but this was easily fixed by re-installing the OS and switching to AHCI in the BIOS, rather than SATA IDE. AHCI improves the speed of the drive considerably.
I like that the drive comes with a 3 year warranty, but bearing in mind that this drive is capable of performing 3000 re-writes, you could effectively re-write your entire drive every single day for the next 10 years before it would wear out, which is something the average customer is never going to achieve in 3! ;)
The drive is also exceptionally good looking with an eye catching finish in brushed steel.
On installing it, it did cause some initial problems with the AMD display drivers, but this was easily fixed by re-installing the OS and switching to AHCI in the BIOS, rather than SATA IDE. AHCI improves the speed of the drive considerably.
I like that the drive comes with a 3 year warranty, but bearing in mind that this drive is capable of performing 3000 re-writes, you could effectively re-write your entire drive every single day for the next 10 years before it would wear out, which is something the average customer is never going to achieve in 3! ;)
The drive is also exceptionally good looking with an eye catching finish in brushed steel.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Jason Mc
Size Name:120GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
120GB Hyper X
Windows 7 start up time pressing the power button from cold with the HDD was 2 minutes average, start up time with SSD = 26 seconds!! every time with the same programs installed, it takes only 15 seconds to boot windows according Glary Utilities
Best to do a clean install of windows 7 or 8, I first made a mirror image of the old HDD but there were errors and I found it was much better to do a clean install of windows 7 and all of my usual programs which only take up 33.8GB total, I have documents, pics, vid's etc stored on my old HDD, this way I have more than enough storage space (300GB HDD + 120GB SSD)
My PC is a 2 yr old Vostro 260, upgraded Ram from 2GB to 5GB, this made only a small improvement
Fitted the SSD and Wow! even though the motherboard is Sata2 (instead of the faster Sata3) the improvement in read and write speed is Very notable
.
Old HDD VS SSD Average Read and Write Speeds:
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Test Program: ATTO Benchmark (Repeatable Accurate Results)
.
300GB HDD
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Read: 83494 MB/Sec
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Write: 82722 MB/Sec
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Hyper X 120GB SSD
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Read: 218684 MB/Sec + 162% Improvement
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Write: 225576 MB/Sec + 170% Improvement
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These results are with a Sata2 motherboard
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(With a newer PC the SSD Read and write speeds would be around double the SSD MB/Sec above)
. Read more ›
Windows 7 start up time pressing the power button from cold with the HDD was 2 minutes average, start up time with SSD = 26 seconds!! every time with the same programs installed, it takes only 15 seconds to boot windows according Glary Utilities
Best to do a clean install of windows 7 or 8, I first made a mirror image of the old HDD but there were errors and I found it was much better to do a clean install of windows 7 and all of my usual programs which only take up 33.8GB total, I have documents, pics, vid's etc stored on my old HDD, this way I have more than enough storage space (300GB HDD + 120GB SSD)
My PC is a 2 yr old Vostro 260, upgraded Ram from 2GB to 5GB, this made only a small improvement
Fitted the SSD and Wow! even though the motherboard is Sata2 (instead of the faster Sata3) the improvement in read and write speed is Very notable
.
Old HDD VS SSD Average Read and Write Speeds:
------------------------------------------------
Test Program: ATTO Benchmark (Repeatable Accurate Results)
.
300GB HDD
-----------
Read: 83494 MB/Sec
--------------------
Write: 82722 MB/Sec
.
Hyper X 120GB SSD
-------------------
Read: 218684 MB/Sec + 162% Improvement
------------------------------------------
Write: 225576 MB/Sec + 170% Improvement
.
These results are with a Sata2 motherboard
------------------------------------------
(With a newer PC the SSD Read and write speeds would be around double the SSD MB/Sec above)
. Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mobeen
Size Name:120GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a very fast ssd. It makes a HUGE difference to the responsiveness of you computer. I would definitely recommend getting one as they've dropped in price quite a lot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fault? Where!
SSD upgrade is the best upgrade you could EVER give a PC!
and this hyper x ssd is no different (except it look cooler) :)
and this hyper x ssd is no different (except it look cooler) :)
Published 4 days ago by Bailey Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hyperx 120gb ssd
An excellent upgrade for anyones pc.
Fast and reliable and easy to install.
The software you get from the kingston web site is a bit basic.
Well worth the money.
Fast and reliable and easy to install.
The software you get from the kingston web site is a bit basic.
Well worth the money.
Published 10 days ago by Mr. Carl Tyler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great performance and value.
I have owned this little SSD drive for over a year now. I am very pleased with it's performance, capacity and value for money.
Published 16 days ago by Charles F. Forsyth
5.0 out of 5 stars
240gb hyperx
The fastest drive available at this price point currently.
Really good retail package although I had no use for the 3.5" adapter as my case has 4 bays for 2. Read more
Really good retail package although I had no use for the 3.5" adapter as my case has 4 bays for 2. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Michael Santon
5.0 out of 5 stars
HyperX SSD
Great SSD. My computer starts in seconds and works really fast. I am very pleased with it. Brilliant value for money. Item was also dispatched promptly.
Published 21 days ago by mohamed
5.0 out of 5 stars
Major improvement !!
Fitted to my HP Elitebook laptop - significant improvement in performance, particularly MS Office and system start up reduced from 2mins 27seconds to 23 seconds!!
Published 24 days ago by Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars
best one i've bought so far
i am an avid tech buff i have several home built pcs all top of the range have previously bought cheaper 32GB ssd but that's about enough for windows and updates
bought this... Read more
bought this... Read more
Published 25 days ago by mechhead
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brillaint
I already have 2 Kingston V300 SSD drives that I'm very happy with but I thought that perhaps I should pay a little extra and get a HyperX SSD this time around. Read more
Published 25 days ago by sayitasitis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Took 45 seconds off boot time!
Bought this as a boot drive and I'm very glad I did. Computer boots in approx 25 seconds (Windows 7). I now want a second one (but a 240GB) for applications.
Published 25 days ago by No1Mugster
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast
I've have 3 of these 120GB HyperX 3k ssd drives running in a raid 0 for the last couple of months and I have to admit they are seriously fast. Read more
Published 27 days ago by sonic
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