HyperX Predator PCIe x4 HHHL 240GB SSD Review

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Specifications & Test Setup

Features:

• Powered by Marvell controller
• PCIe Gen 2.0 x4 interface in M.2 form factor (with optional Half-Height, Half-Length adapter)
• Speeds of up to 1400MB/s read
• Fast — PCIe connection provides higher speeds than SATA-based solid-state drives for the ultimate computing experience
• Blazing performance — ultra-responsive multitasking and overall faster system
• Reliable — rugged and durable to take your system to the edge
• Form factor — PCI-E Adaptor Card
• Guaranteed — three-year warranty and free technical support

Specifications

• Form factor: PCI-E Adaptor Card
• Interface: PCIe Gen 2.0 x4
• Capacitie: 240GB
• Controller: Marvell 88SS9293
• Baseline performance Compressible data transfer (ATTO): 240GB — 1400MB/s read and 600MB/s write
• Incompressible data transfer (AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark): 240GB — 1290MB/s read and 600MB/s write
• IOMETER maximum random 4k read/write: 240GB — up to 160,000/ up to 119,000 IOPS
• Random 4k read/write: 240GB — up to 120,000/ up to 78,000 IOPS

Test Setup

CPU: Intel Core i7-6770K @ 4.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400MHz 8GB (2x4GB)
PSU: Cooler Master V1200 1200w Platinum
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Methodology:

All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit that is fully up-to-date with Windows Updates to ensure that the performance reflects a real-world scenario and not that of a tweaked benchmarking system. Every benchmark runs for a total of three times and then an average is taken of those results.

Benchmarks:

AS SSD – 4K read and write speeds & sequential read and write speeds
ATTO Disk Benchmark – Sequential read and write speeds
Crystal Disk Mark 3.0 – Sequential read and write speeds
4.75GB Transfer Test – Time taken in seconds to transfer files from our test system SSD; fastest wins!