Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SATA Internal Solid State Drive (SH103S3-240G)

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. The new USB 3.0 external enclosure offers transfer speeds of up to 10 times faster when upgrading to an SSD. 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.

Gaming desktop and notebook use
For gamers and enthusiasts, solid-state drives mean faster boot-up and application load times with increased frames per second. Faster map loads and level loads put gamers in the lead and these durable, rugged SSDs let them play anywhere without worry.

Increase SSD performance with a RAID configuration
Enthusiasts can use RAID to stripe solid-state drives together, thus doubling, tripling or even quadrupling their bandwidth. With RAID, storage input and output is faster and drives and data are redundant, providing protection against lost data.

Content creation benefits
Solid-state drives are ideal for content creators. They make it easy to transfer large media files, allow for fast HD video content editing and rendering and provide quick imaging times. Plus, they save time in media and gaming production and tournament set-up.

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, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability

Technical Details

Model

Brand : Kingston
Model : SH103S3-240G

Specifications

Capacities :  240GB

Sequential reads
SATA Rev. 3.0
240GB – 555MB/s

Sequential writes
SATA Rev. 3.0
240GB – 510MB/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

Interface : SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Controller  : 2nd Generation SandForce® Controller SF-2281
Components  : MLC NAND (3k P/E Cycles)
Max Random 4K R/W2 : 240GB – 86,000/73,000 IOPS
Sustained Random 4k Read/Write : 240GB – 45,000/69,000 IOPS
PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score : 240GB: 66,000
SMART Tools : Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology to ensure a healthy drive
Power Consumption : 0.455 W Idle / 0.6 W Avg / 1.58 W (MAX) Read / 2.11 W (MAX) Write
Total Bytes Written (TBWƝ :  240G: 765TB 3 DWPD