Kingston HyperX Savage 240 Go: Specs | Price | CPU Performance| Hashrate| Setup| Config | Advantage (Pros) and Disadvantages (Cons) and other important features that will help you make better decision.
After the test of an excellent but aging HyperX 3K (see here) Kingston comes back to the load with the last born of its high-end SSDs, I named the Savage! Available in 4 different capacities ranging from 120 to 960 GB I will present the 240 GB version to you today, offered at a price of around 140 € it is clearly not the cheapest SSD (the fault is down) euro?) for this capacity and is moving upscale, let’s see what my youngest from Kingston has in the belly!
Specification: Hashrate – HyperX Savage 240 Go
Model name | Kingston HyperX Savage 120 Go | Kingston HyperX Savage 240 Go | Kingston HyperX Savage 480 Go | Kingston HyperX Savage 960 Go |
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Capacity | 120 Go | 240 Go | 480 Go | 960 Go |
Format | 2.5″ | 2.5″ | 2.5″ | 2.5″ |
Dimensions | 100 x 69.9 x 7 mm (9mm with adapter) | 100 x 69.9 x 7 mm (9mm with adapter) | 100 x 69.9 x 7 mm (9mm with adapter) | 100 x 69.9 x 7 mm (9mm with adapter) |
Weight | 96 g | 96 g | 96 g | 92 g |
Interface | Sata 3.0 | Sata 3.0 | Sata 3.0 | Sata 3.0 |
Controller | Phiso PS3110-S10 | Phiso PS3110-S10 | Phiso PS3110-S10 | Phiso PS3110-S10 |
Nand | Toshiba A19 MLC | Toshiba A19 MLC | Toshiba A19 MLC | Toshiba A19 MLC |
Sequential Read | Up to 560 MB / s | Up to 560 MB / s | Up to 560 MB / s | Up to 560 MB / s |
Sequential Write | Up to 360 MB / s | Up to 530 MB / s | Up to 530 MB / s | Up to 530 MB / s |
Shuffle playback | Up to 100,000 IOPS | Up to 100,000 IOPS | Up to 100,000 IOPS | Up to 99,000 IOPS |
Random writing | Up to 93,000 IOPS | Up to 93,000 IOPS | Up to 92,000 IOPS | Up to 97,000 IOPS |
Consumption | 1.4 Watts max (write) 4.35 Watts max (read) | 1.4 Watts max (write) 4.35 Watts max (read) | 1.4 Watts max (write) 4.35 Watts max (read) | 1.4 Watts max (write) 4.35 Watts max (read) |
Operating temperatures | 0°C ~ 70°C | 0°C ~ 70°C | 0°C ~ 70°C | 0°C ~ 70°C |
MTBF | 1,000,000 hours | 1,000,000 hours | 1,000,000 hours | 1,000,000 hours |
Guarantee | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
Price | ~ 98€ | ~ 140€ | ~ 280€ | ~ 630€ |
The Kingston HyperX Savage is therefore as usual an SSD in 2.5 ″ format with a thickness of 7 mm (or 9.5 mm with the adapter supplied) unlike its big brother the 3K which was 9.5mm in base, the compatibility will therefore be increased for the Savage. With an oscillating weight of 92g (for the 960 GB version) to 96g (for the others) the small SSD is not a featherweight, so it will logically be able to dissipate the heat from the controller and give this feeling of solidity.
The Phison PS3110 S10 controller is now known (and equipped with the Corsair Neutron XT for example) and should undoubtedly not disappoint in terms of performance, it is supported by Toshiba A19 MLC memory (also well known, Plextor uses them in its excellent SSDs for example).
Theoretical performance is high, up to 560 MB / s reading and 530 MB / s writing (360 MB / s for the 120 GB version) for maximum IOPS of 100,000 reading (99,000 for the 960 GB) ) and 92,000 to 97,000 in writing. It goes without saying that these data are only theoretical and do not reflect practical use but it gives an indication, as I say very often there are not really noticeable differences between general public SSDs in use, unless you go for the ultra low end.
The operating temperatures range from 0 ° to 70 ° which should not be a problem, unless you have your PC in the snow or exposed to the sun of a desert! The MTBF of 1 million hours (114 years) announces very good reliability, despite the warranty of only 3 years. Prices range from around € 98 for the 120GB version to over € 600 for the 960GB version, we are not in the entry level here, let’s see if the Kingston HyperX Savage SSD deserves its price.
The version received for the test differs from the 3K version, I had the update kit version and now I will show you the “naked” version! On the front there is a photo of the SSD, the name of the model, the capacity, the maximum speeds as well as the mention of the 3-year warranty.
At the back we find a listing of the different elements included in the box as well as a short sentence “The improvement of the responsiveness of the system and the acceleration of the loads provide a better gaming experience”, and this in a gaggle of different languages, the marketing has come to put its little grain of salt once again 😉
Inside the box we fall directly on the SSD a small sheet containing a serial number for the Acronis True Image HD software as well as a HyperX sticker, you never know if you want to stick it on your PC!
Under the SSD is the plastic adapter to increase the thickness of the Savage from 7 to 9.5mm, just stick it thanks to the adhesive strips present.
You will have to remove the foam to find a 3.5 ″ -> 2.5 ″ adapter at the back, very practical if there are no 2.5 ″ slots in your tower, which is the case in many old boxes, but should not be useful in modern cases.
The bundle consists of:
- 1 x SSD Kingston HyperX Savage 240 Go
- 1 x adapter 7mm -> 9.5mm
- 1 x 2.5 ″ -> 3.5 ″ adapter
- The necessary screws
- 1 x serial number for Acronis True Image HD
- 1 x HyperX sticker
For a “naked” version it is clear that it is not that naked, there are different adapters that will allow a carefree installation as well as the cloning software that will avoid long hours of headaches for those who do not want to reinstall the operating system.
And finally here is the beast! One thing is certain, Kingston has worked to make his youngest very “aggressive” and very “gamer”, a big red X with a HyperX in its center, everything to be able to fart in front of friends during a LAN or everything simply on a photo sent to the whole planet as is apparently the case nowadays, but that is another debate 😉 On the back nothing out of the ordinary, a warranty sticker and another for the different numbers series.
On the other hand, besides the very “gamer” side of the thing the build quality is excellent, the weight as I said at the beginning of this article contributes to this feeling of quality and solidity emanating from the Kingston HyperX Savage, nothing to say about this point.
The test setup
The configuration used during the tests is as follows:
- Processor : Intel Core i4670K @ 4 Ghz
- CPU Fan : Noctua NH-D15
- Motherboard : Gigabyte Z87-UD5 TH
- Carte graphique : XFX 7870 Black Edition
- Ventirad Graphics Card : Accelero S1 rev B + 2 Noctua NF-F12
- Mémoire: Kingston Beast 4 x 8 Go 1866Mhz
- SSD: Intel Postville X25-M 80Go (OS)
- Alimentation: be quiet! E9 580CM
- Operating system : Windows 8.1 64bits
The Kingston HyperX Savage 240 GB will be tested against the SSDs I have at my disposal, i.e. a Samsung 830 128 GB, an AMD R7 240 GB (tested here), Plextor M6S 256 GB (tested here), Plextor M6e 128 GB (tested here), the Plextor M6 Pro 256 GB (tested here) as well as of course its big brother the Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB (tested here)!
The software used is as follows:
- ATTO Disk Benchmark (downloadable here)
- AS SSD Benchmark (downloadable here)
- CrystalDiskMark (downloadable here)
- Futuremark PCMark 8 (downloadable here)
ATTO Disk Benchmark
We can say that the Kingston Savage starts strong here with the best results recorded from the SSDs of the comparison especially when reading sequentially small files, 60.5 MB / s for the files of 512 bytes (against 44.9 MB / s for the following which is the Plextor M6 Pro 256), 119.6 MB / s for 1KB (against 88.6 MB / s for the M6 Pro always) and so on, going up to a maximum of 561.8 MB / s which respects the theoretical data given by Kingston .
In writing, Kingston still shows excellent performance, this time it is on par with the Plextore M6Pro on small files but very quickly gains the upper hand over the latter to reach a maximum speed of 542 MB / s (theoretical data manufacturer of 530 MB / s). It goes without saying that the performance is top notch.
AS SSD
Under AS SSD the Kingston Savage still does not deserve with a speed reaching a maximum of 500 MB / s in reading for a latency of 0.032, it does better here than its big brother the 3K and is more or less as fast as the Plextor M6 Pro. In writing, however, it clearly buries its predecessor 3K, reaching a maximum of 487 MB / s (against 310 MB / s) and a latency of 0.033.
CrystalDiskMark
Same observation under CrystalDiskMark, the Kingston Savage puts a rouste to 3K which really can not fight, 545 MB / s in reading and 522.5 MB / s in writing which is better than the Plextor M6 Pro which was once again the most powerful until now.
Futuremark PCMARK 8
Futuremark PCMark 8 | AMD R7 240 Go | Plextor M6S 256 Go | Samsung 830 128 Go | Plextor M6e 128 Go | Plextor M6 Pro 256 Go | Kingston HyperX 3K 240 Go | Kingston HyperX Savage 240 Go |
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Score | 4924 | 4954 | 4927 | 4973 | 4968 | 4938 | 4946 |
Bandwidth | 207.9 Mo / s | 240.46 Mo / s | 210.96 Mo / s | 267.09 Mo / s | 255.08 Mo / s | 223.85 Mo / s | 227.56 Mo / s |
Adobe Photoshop light | 115 s | 114.8 s | 114.7 s | 114.1 s | 114.3 s | 115.8 s | 114 s |
Adobe Photoshop heavy | 359.4 s | 362.8 s | 363.5 s | 362.1 s | 361.3 s | 368 s | 359.4 s |
Adobe InDesign | 58 s | 57.9 s | 58.4 s | 57.7 s | 57.5 s | 58.1 s | 58 s |
Adobe After Effects | 71.3 s | 70.8 s | 71.1 s | 70.6 s | 70.7 s | 71 s | 71 s |
Adobe Illustrator | 72.6 s | 72.1 s | 72.5 s | 71.9 s | 71.9 s | 72.2 s | 72.3 s |
Microsoft Word | 28.5 s | 28.3 s | 28.4 s | 28.2 s | 28.3 s | 28.5 s | 28.4 s |
Microsoft Excel | 9.4 s | 9.2 s | 9.3 s | 9.2 s | 9.2 s | 9.2 s | 9.3 s |
Microsoft PowerPoint | 9.3 s | 9.2 s | 9.3 s | 9.2 s | 9.2 s | 9.2 s | 9.3 s |
Battlefield 3 | 134.5 s | 133.7 s | 134.4 s | 133.2 s | 133.3 s | 134 s | 134 s |
Word of Warcraft | 58.9 s | 58.3 s | 58.7 s | 58.2 s | 58.3 s | 58.1 s | 58.6 s |
Total duration | 1h 8min 56s | 1h 6min 1s | 1h 7min 30s | 1h 8min 1s | 1h 3min 46s | 1h 9min 10s | 1h 8min 29s |
As we can see the results of the SSDs are all very close, PCMARK8 simulates everyday scenarios and we can say that the Kingston HyperX Savage 240 GB does not cut a thin figure at all! Indeed the theoretical benchmarks are good but in the end and as I always say in use there will be really very few differences between all the SSDs on the market, the HyperX Savage is no exception and offers performance. similar to all the others.
Practical tests
Let’s move on to the practice tests now! For this I will use 2 scenarios, a copy of a 14.1 GB directory made up of 88 Folders and 12 647 files of various sizes and a copy of a single 15.3 GB
file . The source files are in first copied to a RAMDisk (more information here) and then sent to the various SSDs, in this way there will logically be no clamping at the source.
The Savage wins once again by being very close to the Plextor M6 Pro, 60 seconds to copy the directory and 27 seconds to copy the large file, which means that it is not there to look good! Once again, unless you have a stopwatch in your hand, there won’t really be a glaring difference between all the SSDs in the comparison, unless you make copies of large files on a fairly old SSD and / or write-restricted. .
Here we are at the end of this test, what about the Kingston HyperX Savage 240 GB?
Kingston is updating its HyperX SSD with the Savage version which is not lagging behind when it comes to performance, whether reading small or large files or even writing it is swift in all areas, versatility is essential here.
The Savage is oriented by marketing as a “gamer” SSD, it goes without saying that it will be very good in this area like the vast majority of SSDs on the market and only a stopwatch in hand will be able to stand out against a another recent SSD, the look on the other hand will certainly delight fans of a box with window who like to display their gear!
Offered at a price of around 140 € for the 240 GB version of today’s test, it is intended for people who do not really have a brake on the budget, it will be an excellent choice for a high-end config, for others there are cheaper products that will fulfill their role perfectly!
Advantages
- Performances
- MLC memory
- Build quality
- « Look »
Disadvantages
- Price
- Guarantee of “only” 3 years
Many thanks to Kingston for allowing me to do this test.