Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB Or Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB OEM

[VegardInNorway]

Ok Guys I'm looking for a new SSD and for the price I found These two SSD's to the same price, but the write speeds were looking siginificantly different (I'm not really informed about SSD's)

 

I'm only going to have my OS on it and probobly my most played games (3 Games), but thats all.

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB OEM    -779 Nok (96,36 Euro) Basic KIT, 540/410MB/s read/write, Samsung MEX controller   Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5     -799 Nok (98,8 Euro) SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 555/510MB/s read/write, SandForce®, Navi Project

 

 

 Ok so heres the SSD's. Everyone is saying that the Samsung SSD 840 Evo SSD is amazing and the best SSD you can get, but i really don't want to trust that.

[CwGoh]

The EVO uses Triple cells per flash chip, while the HyperX uses Two cells per flash chip -> Faster write performance for the HyperX; longer lasting flash

However, the HyperX uses a SandForce SSD, which uses compression algorithms to gain performance, while the EVO does not  -> Performance on the HyperX will be inconsistent, while the EVO will give the same speed regardless. 

 

But again, you won't see that much of a difference. Just get the one with better support and warranty.

[VegardInNorway]

The EVO uses Triple cells per flash chip, while the HyperX uses Two cells per flash chip -> Faster write performance for the HyperX; longer lasting flash

However, the HyperX uses a SandForce SSD, which uses compression algorithms to gain performance, while the EVO does not  -> Performance on the HyperX will be inconsistent, while the EVO will give the same speed regardless. 

 

But again, you won't see that much of a difference. Just get the one with better support and warranty.

Thanks mate, will be looking into that then. Thanks again

[CwGoh]

Thanks mate, will be looking into that then. Thanks again

 

No problem.

[WoodenMarker]

Get the cheaper one or pick one for the looks.

Fyi, the normal 840 will perform noticeably the same--so will most other modern higher tiered ssds.