Page 10 - Conclusion
In a sea saturated with solid state drives from every memory manufacturer under the sun, the Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB is one product that stands out -- literally. It does not strike me as common for an SSD to look good (Not saying they are usually ugly), but the HyperX Savage's eye catching red cover and sharp design elements are things you simply cannot miss. Of course, it would be unfair if we judge a storage product for its appearance, and here is where we will need to dig a little bit beneath the surface. Retailing for about $160 at press time for the upgrade kit, it puts it solidly into the same category as the high end OCZ Vector 180 240GB. Of course, the OCZ Vector 180 does not come with a bundle nearly as generous as Kingston's, and if you want, you can buy the HyperX Savage without the luxury of stuff like a USB 3.0 enclosure for about $15 less. On the other hand, the HyperX Savage only comes with a 3-year warranty, whereas the OCZ Vector 180 comes with a best-in-class 5-year warranty with advance replacement, free shipping both ways. For something that commands a considerable price premium over the mainstream Crucial MX200 series, I do expect a little more. The Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB's performance characteristics are almost identical to the Patriot Ignite 480GB with the same Phison controller, which means it delivers excellent numbers in synthetic tests and regular desktop applications, but falls flat on its face when it comes to intensive I/O workloads. It is nice the HyperX Savage has amazing write endurance rated at 306TB, but in my opinion, this is fairly irrelevant for the target market, because of its limited heavy workload performance. Furthermore, the Patriot Ignite with twice the capacity is only $190 at press time. To sum it up, I think the Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB is priced in a pretty funny area. It does not have quite the performance or warranty to beat the high end, nor does it have the price to beat the value and mainstream. Kingston cannot change its performance now that the product is out, but for everything else, they certainly can.
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The Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB is a sharp looking SSD with high write endurance that delivers excellent numbers in synthetic tests and regular desktop applications.
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Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look, Test System
3. Benchmark: AIDA64 Disk Benchmark
4. Benchmark: ATTO Disk Benchmark
5. Benchmark: Crystal Disk Mark 3.0
6. Benchmark: HD Tach 3.0.1.0
7. Benchmark: HD Tune Pro 4.60
8. Benchmark: PassMark PerformanceTest 8.0
9. Benchmark: PCMark Vantage
10. Conclusion
