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Kingston HyperX MAX USB 3.0 128GB External SSD Review
| Manufacturer: | Kingston |
| Product: | SHX100U3/128G |
| Date: | Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Joe Evans - |
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Test System
Test System
All tests were performed on an up-to-date install of Windows 7 Pro x64 with no other applications running while using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run with the OS loaded on a 240GB OCZ RevoDrive X2. The MSI Big Bang XPower motherboard uses an ICH10R south bridge chipset. In between every test, the drive was secure erased. As such, all results should be indicative of optimal performance. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below:
| Intel LGA 1366 Test Platform | |||||
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| Component | Brand/Model | Live Pricing | |||
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Processor |
Core i7 930 (socket 1366) | ||||
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Motherboard |
MSI Big Bang XPower (socket 1366) |
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Memory |
Corsair Vengeance 12GB | ||||
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Video Card |
MSI GeForce GTX 580 | ||||
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OS Drive |
OCZ RevoDrive X2 240GB PCIE SSD |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 | ||||
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit | ||||
The drive is 100% backwards compatible with USB 2.0 although the bandwidth drops dramtically.
When operating though the USB 3.0 connection, the activity LED indicator light shines blue and when connected as USB 2.0, the LED shines green.
We'll have a look at some synthetic benchmarks and then move on to some real world tests to show how well it performs and some differences in speed between USB 3.0 and 2.0.
Next Page - Synthetic Benchmarks
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Kingston HyperX MAX USB 3.0 SSD
Page 2 - Kingston HyperX MAX 3.0 Internals Page 3 - Test System Page 4 - Synthetic Benchmarks Page 5 - Real World Testing Page 6 - Capacity, Final Thoughts & Conclusions |
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