Kingston HyperX Savage SSD 240GB Review - PAGE 1

A few months back during CES 2015, Kingston released a trio of SSDs under the HyperX brand. At the top of the product stack we find the impressive HyperX Predator PCIe SSD, while the HyperX FURY SATA III SSD is positioned as the entry-level offering. Filling the mid-range position is the HyperX Savage, billed as the "The fastest HyperX SATA-based SSD" by Kingston.

The HyperX Savage is a 7mm, 2.5" form factor SATA III SSD. Powered by the new Phison PS3110-S10 controller, it comes in capacities ranging from a conservative 120GB to a whoping 960GB. At each capacity the drives come in a drive-only configuration, or bundled with an installation kit at a slight increase in cost. The extra cost is totally worth it, as the bundle offered by Kingston makes upgrading to the HyperX Savage a quick and painless process. At the time of writing, the difference in price between the bare drive and installation kit bundled SKUs is only $15, as listed on some of the major e-tailers.

Today I will be looking at the HyperX Savage 240GB SSD; specifically the SHSS3B7A/240G SKU, which includes the additional installation-kit hardware and software. Rated for sequential performance of 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, this drive leverages the excellent performance of the Phison PS3110-S10 controller and uses Toshiba’s A19 MLC NAND. Let's take a closer look and see how wild this Savage drive can be.

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