Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD – A Complete Review Guide

HyperX Predator PCIe SSD Basics

The HyperX Predator PCIe SSD from Kingston uses the new four-lane Marvell 88SS9293 controller, making it the first consumer-friendly SSD to break the bandwidth limits of SATA3. The HyperX predator essentially is an M.2 SSD designed to use the PCI-Express interface.

Therefore, this drive is also called HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSD. It offers large capacities and incredible speeds with both compressible and incompressible data to take your system to the edge.

Faster than SATA-based SSDs, Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD is powered by a Marvell controller and delivers speeds up to 1400MB/s read and 1000MB/s write for ultra-responsive multitasking. Actually, it is the fastest HyperX SSD so far.

It features a PCIe Gen 2.0 x 4 interface for high performance and an M.2 form factor to fit the next generation of desktops with an M.2 PCIe slot. Its HHHL adapter comes with both standard and low-profile brackets and fits in slim-profile desktop builds.

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HyperX Predator PCIe SSD Specifications

To have a further understanding of HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSD, you should look into its specifications. The detailed information of Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD are summarized as follows.

Form factor: M.2 2280

Interface: PCIe Gen 2.0 x 4

Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB

NAND: MLC

Controller: Marvell 88SS9293

Power consumption: 1.38W Idle / 1.4W Avg / 1.99W (MAX) Read / 8.25W (MAX) Write

Storage temperature: -40°C~85°C

Operating temperature: 0°C~70°C

Dimensions:

80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)

180.98mm x 120.96mm x 21.59mm (with HHHL adapter – standard bracket)

181.29mm x 80.14mm x 23.40mm (with HHHL adapter – low-profile bracket)

Weight:

10g (M.2)

73g (with HHHL adapter – standard bracket)

68g (with HHHL adapter – low-profile bracket)

Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)

Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)

Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF

Warranty/support: 3-year warranty with free technical support

Business performance

Compressible Data Transfer (ATTO)

240GB — 1400MB/s Read and 600MB/s Write

480GB — 1400MB/s Read and 1000MB/s Write

960GB — 1350MB/s Read and 1000MB/s Write

Incompressible Data Transfer (AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark)

240GB — 1290MB/s Read and 600MB/s Write

480GB — 1100MB/s Read and 910MB/s Write

960GB — 1300MB/s Read and 1000MB/s Write

IOMETER Maximum 4k Read/Write

240GB — up to 160,000/ up to 119,000 IOPS

480GB — up to 130,000/ up to 118,000 IOPS

960GB — up to 160,000 / up to 126,000 IOPS

Random 4k Read/Write

240GB — up to 120,000/ up to 78,000 IOPS

480GB — up to 117,000/ up to 70,000 IOPS

960GB — up to 111,000 / up to 72,000 IOPS

PCMark® Vantage HDD Suite Score

240GB — 5,015

480GB — 5,017

960GB — 5,045

Anvil Total Score (Incompressible Workload)

240GB — 6,500

480GB — 6,700

960GB — 6,800

PCMark® 8 Vantage HDD Suite Score

240GB — 138,000

480GB — 139,000

960GB — 130,000

PCMark® 8 Storage Bandwidth

240GB — 331MB/s

480GB — 336MB/s

960GB — 414MB/s

Total Bytes Written (TBW)

240GB — 415TB 1.6 DWPD4

480GB — 882TB 1.7 DWPD4

960GB — 1600TB 1.8 DWPD4

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HyperX Predator PCIe SSD Features

Supports PCIe: Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD delivers blazing fast PCIe Gen 2.0 x 4 speeds that are much faster than any SATA-based SSD.

Multiple capacity options: To meet different purposes of the users, HyperX Predator PCIe SSD comes in three capacity options (240GB, 480GB, and 960GB)

Fastest HyperX SSD: Its Marvell controller delivers incredible sequential and random speeds, which makes the drive the fastest HyperX SSD.

Ideal for desktop systems: This SSD is available in M.2 form factor with an optional HHHL adapter.

How to Manage Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD

After you buy a new HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSD, connect it to your computer, initialize it, and then partition and format it. Otherwise, you won’t be able to use it as normal and receive errors like “you must initialize the disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it”, “disk unknown not initialized”, “disk is offline because of policy set by an administrator”, “you need to format the disk before you can use it”, etc.

Initialize the Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD in Disk Management by right-clicking the SSD > clicking Initialise Disk > choosing a partition table (MBR or GPT) > tapping OK. Then partition and format the drive via Disk Management, Diskpart, or MiniTool Partition Wizard.

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