Kingston unveils HyperX Predator PCIe: Top of the range SSD

Kingston HyperX Predator presented PCIe, or SSD PCIe interface with high performance designed for the desktop world. Capacities of 240 GB and 480 GB (960 GB will arrive), with a peak transfer rate of 1400 MB per second.

Kingston has long launched a wide range of household products HyperX, home to the public that goes in search of the best performance for your PC. There are so HyperX series ranging from the memories to the headphones, the USB dongle to the SSD.

These days Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD presented, which takes her place at the top end of the SSD offered by the company, always intended for the public enthusiast that not enough ” normal ” SSD with SATA 6Gbps and its limitations. The new SSD Kingston then exploit the PCIe interface, bringing the transfer rate up to 1400 MB/s read and 1000 MB per second in writing with the model to 480 GB, while the less capacious and cheaper 240 GB sees the writing speed down to 600 MB per second.

The controller used is the Marvell 88SS9293, while the form factor of the offer is in two possible solutions. The first is the use of the form factor M.2, present in some motherboards recently built. Who did not have this connector can opt on the form factor HHHL (half-height half-length). What is it? Basically an adapter to connect to the motherboard like a video card, in which to place HyperX Predator format M.2. Below the initials of the specific models:

The most observant will have noticed that we have appointed only two models, 240 GB and 480 GB, while the table is also seen with a 960 GB form factor HHHL; it is a model that will arrive in two or three months, but that is not currently being marketed. HyperX Predator SSDs have 3 years warranty and free technical support.