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Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB

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User ratings:
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Editorial reviews:
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A couple of years ago, SSDs with 500 MB/s Read & Write performance were a luxury. They are the holy grail of storage where budget just simply does notRead more
The Kingston HyperX Fury RGB is another in a long line of products that make you ask: Just how much RGB is too much RGB? Spoiler: On this solid SSD, it looks to be just enough.Read more
Kingston's new Fury RGB SSD brings the bling but doesn't bring the performance to match.Read more
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Pros

  • Performance is good enough to run everything smooth while price is affordable for most
  • performance in this test is also good
  • boasts great build quality at an attainable price

Cons

  • RGB reflect a fairly steep price premium for the RGB lighting
  • not electrically compatible with USB
  • lacks in comparison to higher priced SSDs

Key specs

  • 2.5"
  • 500 Mbps
  • 500 Mbps
  • Serial ATA III
  • 240 GB

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Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB - Pros & Cons

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB

Pros

  • Performance is good enough to run everything smooth while price is affordable for most
  • performance in this test is also good
  • boasts great build quality at an attainable price
  • fast Write Speeds
  • data reliability
  • and power consumption
  • better price point with good levels of performance
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • RGB reflect a fairly steep price premium for the RGB lighting
  • not electrically compatible with USB
  • lacks in comparison to higher priced SSDs
  • not their highest SSD series
  • amplified error rate compared to MLC
  • The SSD is wrapped in a hard plastic shell
  • Kingston utilized an aging controller
  • the files are inside a folder
  • skew toward the gaming set
  • slightly higher price point
  • relies heavily on the read performance of a drive

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB - Technical Overview

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IconRead speed
500 Mbps
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS AIC 8 TB
Read speed: 15000 Mbps
IconWrite speed
500 Mbps
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS AIC 8 TB
Write speed: 15000 Mbps
IconData transfer rate
6 GB/s
Best:
Kioxia CM5-V Series KCM51VUG1T60 1600 GB
Data transfer rate: 32 GB/s

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB - Full Specifications

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General
Capacity240 GB
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Design
Form factor2.5"
Colour of productBlack,Grey
Operating vibration2.17
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Connectivity
InterfaceSerial ATA III
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Power
Min operating temperature0 °C
Max operating temperature70 °C
Power consumption (write)2.76 W
Power consumption (read)1.65 W
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Dimensions
Height0.28 in
Width2.75 in
Depth3.94 in
Weight3.18 oz
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Performance
Data transfer rate6.0 GB/s
Write speed500.0 Mbps
Read speed500.0 Mbps
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Features
Security algorithmsNot supported

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Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB SATAIII SSD Review | TechPorn
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TechPorn
Published: 29.01.2015
Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB SATAIII SSD Review | TechPorn
3.9

A couple of years ago, SSDs with 500 MB/s Read & Write performance were a luxury. They are the holy grail of storage where budget just simply does not

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX Fury RGB Review
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PCMAG
Published: 21.03.2019
Kingston HyperX Fury RGB Review
4.0

The Kingston HyperX Fury RGB is another in a long line of products that make you ask: Just how much RGB is too much RGB? Spoiler: On this solid SSD, it looks to be just enough.

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX Fury RGB SSD Review: RGB Comes To Entry-Level SSDs
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 24.09.2018
Kingston HyperX Fury RGB SSD Review: RGB Comes To Entry-Level SSDs

Kingston's new Fury RGB SSD brings the bling but doesn't bring the performance to match.

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB Solid State Drive Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 02.08.2014
Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB Solid State Drive Review | eTeknix

Introduction The SSD market today is bursting at the seams with various types of solid state drives catering for every level of budget and with varying degrees of performance including drives that are now pushing the SATA !! interface to its absolute limits along with drives which pack insane amounts of storage compared to those drives which were around only a year ago. Similarly the number of manufacturers on the market is slowly growing, but those who have been in the business for a number of years are those that stand out above the rest and this includes Crucial, OCZ,

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB SSD Review - FunkyKit
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FunkyKit
Published: 07.07.2014
Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB SSD Review - FunkyKit

Recently we had a chance to test the latest Kingston FURY DDR3-1866 memory kit which gathered some good comments mainly because of great performance to price ratio and problem free configuration. Today we wish to present one other product from HyperX FURY family - 240GB SSD. As we all know SSD are lightning fast storage devices so as expected they're great for gaming. FURY series is not top of the Kingston's product line but can we count it will be fast enough for gaming ? We already know that HyperX FURY branded RAM is a great product so let's move on and check in our review if HyperX FURY SSD is also as good.

Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB The Kingston HyperX Fury RGB SSD Review: Bright Idea, Dimmed Performance
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anandtech.com
Published: 24.09.2018
The Kingston HyperX Fury RGB SSD Review: Bright Idea, Dimmed Performance
Kingston HyperX FURY 240 GB Kingston HyperX SSD Review (240GB)
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StorageReview.com
Published: 03.12.2011
Kingston HyperX SSD Review (240GB)

The HyperX SSD is Kingston's latest and greatest flagship SSD. Offering speeds up to

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