By Olin Coles

Manufacturer: Kingston Technology Corporation
Product Name: HyperX Predator PCIe SSD
Model Number: SHPM2280P2H/480G
Price As Tested: $474.99 (Amazon | Newegg)

Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Kingston.

Are you in a hurry? Solid state Drive Technology has been serving up data at the fastest rates available to consumers, quickly earning the distinction of ‘instant’ storage. SSDs built for the SATA interface already make most computers open applications in a snap, but the latest generation of PCI-Express 2.0 based SSDs bring that title closer to the truth. The new Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD is one such example, and boasts 1400 MB/s read speeds with 1000 MB/s compressible data writes. Available in 240/480GB storage capacities, and available as a single M.2 drive or installed to a half-height half-length PCI-Express 2.0 adapter, in this article Benchmark Reviews tests the Kingston Predator against the fastest SSDs on the market.

Based on the Marvell 88SS9293 “AltaPlus” PCIe four-lane storage controller, the HyperX Predator is capable of reaching speeds not possible through the SATA interface. The 480GB HyperX Predator SSD model we received for testing was installed on a PCIe x4 HHHL (half-height, half-length) adapter, and is specified for 1400 MB/s reads and 1000 MB/s writes. IOPS performance is on-par with SATA variants, serving up to 130,000 I/O requests per second. Kingston-supplied specifications for HyperX Predator are shown below:

Despite decades of design improvements, the hard disk drive (HDD) remains the slowest component of any personal computer system. Consider that modern desktop processors typically have a 1 ns response time (nanosecond = one billionth of one second), while system memory responds between 30-90 ns. Traditional hard disk technology utilizes spinning media, and even the fastest mechanical storage products still exhibit a 9 ms (9,000,000 ns) initial response time (millisecond = one thousandth of one second). In more relevant terms, the processor sends the command, but must wait for system memory to fetch data from the storage drive. This is why any computer system is only as fast as the slowest component in the data chain, which is usually the hard drive.

In a perfect world all of the components would operate at the same speed: system memory signals as quickly as the central processor, and the storage drive fetches data as fast as memory. With present-day technology this is an impossible task, so enthusiasts try to close the speed gaps between components as much as possible. Although system memory is up to 90x (9000%) slower than most processors, consider that the hard drive is an additional 1000x (100,000%) slower than memory. Essentially, these three components are as different in speed as crawling (HDD) is to walking (RAM) is to running (CPU).

Solid State Drive technology bridges the largest gap in these response times. The difference a SSD makes to operational response times and program speeds is dramatic, and takes the storage drive from a slow ‘crawling’ speed to a much faster ‘walking’ speed. Solid State Drive technology improves initial response times by more than 450x (45,000%) for applications and Operating System software, when compared to their mechanical HDD counterparts. The biggest mistake PC hardware enthusiasts make with regard to SSD technology is grading them based on bandwidth speed alone. File transfer speeds are important, but only so long as the operational I/O performance can sustain that bandwidth under load.

As we’ve explained in our SSD Benchmark Tests: SATA IDE vs AHCI Mode guide, Solid State Drive performance revolves around two dynamics: bandwidth speed (MB/s) and operational performance I/O per second (IOPS). These two metrics work together, but one may be more important than the other. Consider this analogy: bandwidth determines how much cargo a ship can transport in one voyage, and operational IOPS performance is how fast that ship moves. By understanding this and applying it to SSD storage, there is a clear importance set on each variable depending on the task at hand.

For casual users, especially those with laptop or desktop computers that have been upgraded to use an SSD, the naturally quick response time is enough to automatically improve the user experience. Bandwidth speed is important, but only to the extent that operational performance meets the minimum needs of the system. If an SSD has a very high bandwidth speed but a low operational performance, it will take longer to load applications and boot the computer into Windows than if the SSD offered a higher IOPS performance.

Solid state storage devices have gained quick popularity with performance-minded consumers because they work equally well in PC, Linux, or Apple computer systems. Likewise, these drives install quite easily into both desktop and notebook platforms without any modification necessary. The HyperX Predator is designed for the high-performance enthusiast segment, and gives personal computers a much faster response time that can help boost productivity. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe solid state drive, currently available online for $474.99 (Amazon | Newegg).

Kingston HyperX Predator solid state drives are available in M.2 2280 form factor, or installed on a half-height half-length PCIe 2.0 x4 adapter. Intended for the enthusiast market, Kingston offers the HyperX Predator series in only two capacities: 240 and 480GB. Kingston’s 480GB HyperX Predator is designed to sustain 882 Terabytes of total Bytes written (TBW), or 1.7 full drive writes per day (DWPD).

HyperX Predator is designed for desktop computers, and other devices with M.2 architecture. If your motherboard supports M.2 devices, you’ll get best results with the SHPM2280P2/480G model (shown below) that installs directly into the port. For other systems without the interface, Kingston offers the SHPM2280P2H/480G kit (above) with the HyperX Predator SSD installed into the PCIe adapter card. The adapter is powered by the PCI-Express 2.0 x4 port.

Kingston utilizes Toshiba A19 Toggle NAND flash components on HyperX Predator SSDs, and 2x 512MB Kingston DDR3-1600 DRAM modules for caching. There are four Toshiba 64GB NAND packages on each side of Predator (eight units total), and one DRAM module on each side. The Windows-formatted HyperX Predator SSD delivers 447GB of usable capacity on the 480GB we received for testing.

One key benefit of this M.2 SSD is its inherent transfer speed, which far exceeds SATA 6Gb/s yet still utilizes the aging Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI). HyperX Predator is built around the Marvell 88SS9293 PCIe 2.0 x4 storage controller, which does allow for user-updated firmware, but lacks support for next-generation NVM-Express host controller interface (aka NVMe or NVMHCI) assignment.

The HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), TRIM, and basic Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) command sets. Unfortunately no information is available on defenses against data corruption or data encryption.

In the next few sections we’ll test the Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD, and compare this solid state drive to other retail products intended for notebook and desktop installations.

Solid State Drives have traveled a long winding course to finally get where they are today. Up to this point in technology, there have been several key differences separating Solid State Drives from magnetic rotational Hard Disk Drives. While the DRAM-based buffer size on desktop HDDs has recently reached 64 MB and is ever-increasing, there is still a hefty delay in the initial response time. This is one key area in which flash-based Solid State Drives continually dominates because they lack moving parts to “get up to speed”.

However the benefits inherent to SSDs have traditionally fallen off once the throughput begins, even though data reads or writes are executed at a high constant rate whereas the HDD tapers off in performance. This makes the average transaction speed of a SSD comparable to the data burst rate mentioned in HDD tests, albeit usually lower than the HDD’s speed.

Comparing a Solid State Disk to a standard Hard Disk Drives is always relative; even if you’re comparing the fastest rotational spindle speeds. One is going to be many times faster in response (SSDs), while the other is usually going to have higher throughput bandwidth (HDDs). Additionally, there are certain factors which can affect the results of a test which we do our best to avoid.

Early on in our SSD coverage, Benchmark Reviews published an article which detailed Solid State Drive Benchmark Performance Testing. The research and discussion that went into producing that article changed the way we now test SSD products. Our previous perceptions of this technology were lost on one particular difference: the wear leveling algorithm that makes data a moving target. Without conclusive linear bandwidth testing or some other method of total-capacity testing, our previous performance results were rough estimates at best.

Our test results were obtained after each SSD had been prepared using DISKPART or Sanitary Erase tools. As a word of caution, applications such as these offer immediate but temporary restoration of original ‘pristine’ performance levels. In our tests, we discovered that the maximum performance results (charted) would decay as subsequent tests were performed. SSDs attached to TRIM enabled Operating Systems will benefit from continuously refreshed performance, whereas older O/S’s will require a garbage collection (GC) tool to avoid ‘dirty NAND’ performance degradation.

It’s critically important to understand that no software for the Microsoft Windows platform can accurately measure SSD performance in a comparable fashion. Synthetic benchmark tools such as ATTO Disk Benchmark and Iometer are helpful indicators, but should not be considered the ultimate determining factor. That factor should be measured in actual user experience of real-world applications. Benchmark Reviews includes both bandwidth benchmarks and application speed tests to present a conclusive measurement of product performance.

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 EVO (Intel P67 Sandy Bridge Platform, B3 Stepping)
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4 GHz Quad-Core CPU
System Memory: 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3 1600MHz CL6-6-6-18
SATA 6Gb/s Storage HBA: Integrated Intel P67 Controller
- AHCI mode – Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver 11.7.0.1013
SATA 3Gb/s Storage HBA: Integrated Intel P67 Controller
- AHCI mode – Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver 11.7.0.1013
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-Bit with Service Pack 1

The following storage hardware has been used in our benchmark performance testing, and may be included in portions of this article:

AS SSD Benchmark 1.6.4067.34354: Multi-purpose speed and operational performance test
ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.46: Spot-tests static file size chunks for basic I/O bandwidth
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1a by Crystal Dew World: Sequential speed benchmark spot-tests various file size chunks
Iometer 1.1.0 (built 08-Nov-2010) by Intel Corporation: Tests IOPS performance and I/O response time
Finalwire AIDA64: Disk Benchmark component tests linear read and write bandwidth speeds
Futuremark PCMark Vantage: HDD Benchmark Suite tests real-world drive performance

This article utilizes benchmark software tools to produce operational IOPS performance and bandwidth speed results. Each test was conducted in a specific fashion, and repeated for all products. These test results are not comparable to any other benchmark application, neither on this website or another, regardless of similar IOPS or MB/s terminology in the scores. The test results in this project are only intended to be compared to the other test results conducted in identical fashion for this article.

Alex Schepeljanski of Alex Intelligent Software develops the free AS SSD Benchmark utility for testing storage devices. The AS SSD Benchmark tests sequential read and write speeds, input/output operational performance, and response times.

AS-SSD Benchmark uses compressed data, so sequential file transfer speeds are reported lower than with other tools using uncompressed data. For this reason, we will concentrate on the operational IOPS performance in this section.

Beginning with sequential transfer performance, the 480GB Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD produced speeds up to 1265.49 MB/s for reads and 950.05 MB/s writes. These speeds were among the best we’ve recorded for any high-performance SSD. Single-threaded 4K IOPS performance tests delivered 32.15 MB/s reads and 53.75 MB/s writes, while the 64-thread 4K read test recorded 403.43 MB/s with write performance at 322.91 MB/s.

AS-SSD 64-thread 4KB IOPS performance results are displayed below, comparing several enthusiast-level storage products currently on the market. In the 64-thread 4KB IOPS performance tests, the 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD easily surpassed all but the most expensive PCIe competition, yet still offering far improved sustained performance over competing SSDs. The chart below is sorted by total combined performance, which helps illustrate which products offer the best operational input/output under load:

In the next section, Benchmark Reviews tests transfer rates using ATTO Disk Benchmark.

The ATTO Disk Benchmark program is free, and offers a comprehensive set of test variables to work with. In terms of disk performance, it measures interface transfer rates at various intervals for a user-specified length and then reports read and write speeds for these spot-tests. There are some minor improvements made to the 2.46 version of the program that allow for test lengths up to 2GB, but all of our benchmarks are conducted with 256MB total length. ATTO Disk Benchmark requires that an active partition be set on the drive being tested. Please consider the results displayed by this benchmark to be basic bandwidth speed performance indicators.

ATTO Disk Benchmark: Queue Depth 4 (Default)

Our bandwidth speed tests begin with the HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 solid state drive operating in AHCI mode. Using the ATTO Disk Benchmark tool, the test drive performs basic file transfers ranging from 0.5 KB to 8192 KB.

The 480GB model provided to Benchmark Reviews for testing produced 1444 MBps maximum read speeds that plateau from around 256-8192 KB file chunks, and 1024 MBps peak write bandwidth that plateaus from 128-8192 KB. These results outperform Kingston’s specifications of 1400/1000 MBps for the 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD model, and secure a spot near the very top of our test results:

In the next section, Benchmark Reviews tests sequential performance using the CrystalDiskMark 3.0 software tool…

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 is a file transfer and operational bandwidth benchmark tool from Crystal Dew World that offers performance transfer speed results using sequential, 512KB random, and 4KB random samples. For our test results chart below, the 4KB 32-Queue Depth read and write performance was measured using a 1000MB space. CrystalDiskMark requires that an active partition be set on the drive being tested, and all drives are formatted with NTFS on the Intel P67 chipset configured to use AHCI-mode. Benchmark Reviews uses CrystalDiskMark to illustrate operational IOPS performance with multiple threads. In addition to our other tests, this benchmark allows us to determine operational bandwidth under heavy load.

CrystalDiskMark uses compressed data, so sequential file transfer speeds are reported lower than with other tools using uncompressed data. For this reason, we will concentrate on the operational IOPS performance in this section.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 reports sequential speeds reaching 1316 MB/s reads and 1008 MB/s writes. 512K test results reached 758.0 MB/s read and 1009 MB/s write performance. 4K tests produced 37.10 read and 76.36 write performance. The CrystalDiskMark 4K results for the 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD faded once the queue depth increased, allowing a swath of SATA-based solid state drives to surpass this M.2 SSD.

Maximum 4KB IOPS performance results at queue depth 32 are reported in the chart below. These values represent the performance levels for several enthusiast-level storage solutions, and illustrates which products offer the best operational performance under load:

In the next section, we continue our testing using Iometer to measure input/output performance…

Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems. Iometer does for a computer’s I/O subsystem what a dynamometer does for an engine: it measures performance under a controlled load. Iometer was originally developed by the Intel Corporation and formerly known as “Galileo”. Intel has discontinued work on Iometer, and has gifted it to the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL). There is currently a new version of Iometer in beta form, which adds several new test dimensions for SSDs.

Iometer is both a workload generator (that is, it performs I/O operations in order to stress the system) and a measurement tool (that is, it examines and records the performance of its I/O operations and their impact on the system). It can be configured to emulate the disk or network I/O load of any program or benchmark, or can be used to generate entirely synthetic I/O loads. It can generate and measure loads on single or multiple (networked) systems.

To measure random I/O response time as well as total I/O’s per second, Iometer is set to use 4KB file size chunks over a 100% random sequential distribution at a queue depth of 32 outstanding I/O’s per target. The tests are given a 50% read and 50% write distribution. While this pattern may not match traditional ‘server’ or ‘workstation’ profiles, it illustrates a single point of reference relative to our product field.

All of our SSD tests used Iometer 1.1.0 (build 08-Nov-2010) by Intel Corporation to measure IOPS performance. Iometer is configured to use 32 outstanding I/O’s per target and random 50/50 read/write distribution configuration: 4KB 100 Random 50-50 Read and Write.icf. The chart below illustrates combined random read and write IOPS over a 120-second Iometer test phase, where highest I/O total is preferred:

For PCIe-based SSDs, the older (but much more expensive) RevoDrive series maintains control of our top IOPS results. The 256GB Samsung SSD 850 PRO produced our all-time best recorded SATA score with 94,985 IOPS, leaving the OCZ Vector 150 (88,299 IOPS) and Vector 450 (87,323) SSDs that previously delivered the best combined IOPS performance to nearly 6000 IOPS behind the new leader. OCZ’s Vertex 4 (83,494) and Vertex 3 Max IOPS Edition (83,117) trail behind with notable scores, before the Intel 520 SSD (80,433) and Intel 335 (80,015).

HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD performed well with 62445 IOPS, and it should be noted that nearly all modern SSDs deliver I/O far beyond the needs of multi-tasking power users and hardcore gamers. HyperX Predator could be ideal for workstation systems running utilizing virtual machines, as well.

In our next section, we test linear read and write bandwidth performance and compare its speed against several other top storage products using EVEREST Disk Benchmark. Benchmark Reviews feels that linear tests are excellent for rating SSDs, however HDDs are put at a disadvantage with these tests whenever capacity is high.

Many enthusiasts are familiar with the Finalwire AIDA64 benchmark suite (formerly Lavalys EVEREST), but very few are aware of the Disk Benchmark tool available inside the program. The AIDA64 Disk Benchmark performs linear read and write bandwidth tests on each drive, and can be configured to use file chunk sizes up to 1MB (which speeds up testing and minimizes jitter in the waveform). Because of the full sector-by-sector nature of linear testing, Benchmark Reviews endorses this method for testing SSD products, as detailed in our Solid State Drive Benchmark Performance Testing article. However, Hard Disk Drive products suffer a lower average bandwidth as the capacity draws linear read/write speed down into the inner-portion of the disk platter. AIDA64 Disk Benchmark does not require a partition to be present for testing, so all of our benchmarks are completed prior to drive formatting.

Linear disk benchmarks are superior bandwidth speed tools in my opinion, because they scan from the first physical sector to the last. A side affect of many linear write-performance test tools is that the data is erased as it writes to every sector on the drive. Normally this isn’t an issue, but it has been shown that partition table alignment will occasionally play a role in overall SSD performance (HDDs don’t suffer this problem).

The high-performance storage products tested with Lavalys AIDA64 Disk Benchmark use a 1MB block size option. Charted above, read performance on the 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD measured average speeds of 1201.1 MB/s. As seen from the relatively consistent flat wave form, the average read speed was virtually identical to this drives maximum peak speeds of 1232.5 MB/s across the full range of capacity. AIDA64 linear write-to tests were next…

The waveform chart above illustrates written file transfers to HyperX Predator, indicating linear write performance speeds that appear mostly uninterrupted. The HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD recorded an average linear write-to speed of 983.5 MB/s, with maximum performance reaching 1027.6 MB/s.

The chart below shows the average linear read and write bandwidth speeds for a cross-section of storage devices tested with EVEREST:

Linear tests are an important tool for comparing bandwidth speed between storage products – although HDD products suffer performance degradation over the span of their areal storage capacity. Linear bandwidth certainly benefits the Solid State Drive, since there’s very little fluctuation in transfer speed. This is because Hard Disk Drive products decline in performance as the spindle reaches the inner-most sectors on the magnetic platter, away from the fast outer edge.

In the next section we use PCMark Vantage to test real-world performance…

PCMark Vantage is an objective hardware performance benchmark tool for PCs running 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7. PCMark Vantage is well suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista/7 PC: from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops, to dedicated workstations and high-end gaming rigs. Benchmark Reviews has decided to use the HDD Test Suite to demonstrate simulated real-world storage drive performance in this article.

PCMark Vantage runs eight different storage benchmarks, each with a specific purpose. Once testing is complete, results are given a PCMark score while and detailed results indicate actual transaction speeds. The 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD produced a total PCMark Vantage (secondary) HDD Test Suite score of 71411, which nearly matches performance with the Samsung SSD 850 PRO. Specific speeds are reported below:

480GB HyperX Predator M.2 SSD

Our tests were conducted on an Intel P67-Express Sandy Bridge motherboard using the onboard native SATA 6Gb/s controller with 64-bit Windows 7. Because new drivers were used, this test is not comparable to past tests and may not be fairly compared to storage devices attached to other computer systems.

In the next section, I share my review conclusion and final product rating.

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all aspects of the product are considered, there are often times unforeseen market conditions and manufacturer changes which occur after publication that could render our rating obsolete. Please do not base any purchase solely on our conclusion, as it represents our product rating specifically for the product tested which may differ from future versions. Benchmark Reviews begins our conclusion with a short summary for each of the areas that we rate.

Our first rating is performance, which compares how effective the 480GB Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD performs in benchmark operations against competing PCI and SATA-based solid state drive storage solutions. For reference, Kingston specifications suggest 1400 MB/s maximum reads and 1000 MB/s write speeds from this model. In our storage benchmark tests the HyperX Predator solid state drive performed beyond this speed, producing results that surpassed the fastest SATA-based products previously tested. ATTO Disk Benchmark tests proved the 480GB HyperX Predator was good for delivering 1444/1024 MBps peak read/writes speeds. Linear testing with AIDA64 Disk Benchmark produced 1201/984 MBps. Sequential read/write speed tests with CrystalDiskMark produced 1316/1008 MBps.

The HyperX Predator solid state drive sent to us for testing is advertised to deliver up to 130,000 random 4KB read IOPS, and 118,000 random 4KB write IOPS from its Marvell 88SS9293 controller. Using Iometer operational performance tests configured to a queue depth of 32 outstanding I/O’s per target across 100% of the drive, our benchmarks produced 62,445 combined IOPS performance. Looking at 4K 32QD test results using AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark, the HyperX Predator posted impressive results, but nothing nearly impressive as it’s transfer speeds would suggest. Performance for the 480GB Kingston HyperX Predator M.2 SSD is best summarized as incredibly fast, but less so with heavy I/O tasks.

HyperX Predator comes in two varieties: M.2 2280 or with a PCIe adapter. Either choice performs approximately identical to the other, but the HHHL adapter does give you a little something more to look at. Normally solid state drives are low-visibility products, seen just long enough to install and then they’re forgotten. The dark design of Predator helps this along, and the lack of distraction lets you get back to enjoying the product.

Construction is probably the strongest feature credited to the entire solid state product segment, allowing Kingston to stand behind the quality of their product with a three-year warranty. Solid State Drives are by nature immune to most abuses, but without a hard metal shell HyperX Predator exposes sensitive components. If there are ever any problems with a HyperX Predator SSD during the warranty period, end-users may visit Kingston Technical Support to email or chat with agents, or call them directly at 800-435-0640 during business hours.

As of April 2015, the Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD 480GB model SHPM2280P2H/480G was available online for $474.99 (Amazon | Newegg). M.2 2280 is not the usual form factor enthusiasts ask for, but it’s how Kingston gets so much speed from Predator. There’s a premium for this added performance, which could make it worth the price of purchase for those who demand speed from their computer system.

When gamer’s build their performance computer systems, they usually opt for traditional SATA-based solid state drives. mSATA was a stepping stone, and allowed for small form factor systems to get their own performance boost, but mSATA is merely repackaged SATA, while M.2 allows the storage device to tap directly into the PCI-Express bus. SATA-based storage is limited by the board’s 6Gb/s interface, while M.2 can utilize four PCI-e 3.0 lanes for a theoretical limit of 31.5 Gb/s. Kingston’s HyperX Predator M.2 SSD takes advantage of the bandwidth, but it limited by the Marvell controller designed with SATA6G in mind. 1400 MB/s reads and 1000 MB/s writes are an excellent start, but I’m sure most enthusiasts would like to see IOPS performance scale up with speed. More advanced storage controllers will make this happen in good time, but until then gamers can take full advantage of HyperX Predator right now.

+ Incredible 1444/1024 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
+ Random 4K read/writes produced 62,445 IOPS
+ Compact M.2 2280 (M) SSD package
+ 3-Year Kingston product warranty support
+ Offered in 240/480GB storage capacities
+ Low power consumption may extend battery life

– Expensive enthusiast product
– AHCI SSD, not NVMe
– SATA-level IOPS

Performance: 9.25
Appearance: 8.50
Construction: 9.00
Functionality: 8.75
Value: 8.25

Quality Recognition: Benchmark Reviews Silver Tachometer Award.

COMMENT QUESTION: Which brand of SSD do you trust most?

4 thoughts on “Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe M.2 SSD Review”

Whynotv2 says:

29 April 2015 at 3:39 AM

Question…Under the “Pros” section there is a bullet point for “Low power consumption may extend battery life”. Specifically, what battery may have its life extended using the Predator PCIe M.2 SSD?
1. Olin Coles says:
  
  29 April 2015 at 5:44 AM
  
  The PCIe card is an adapter for systems without a native M.2 port. Specifically, both notebooks and tablets use M.2 storage devices.
David Ramsey says:

29 April 2015 at 8:41 AM

Is it bootable?
1. Olin Coles says:
  
  29 April 2015 at 8:57 AM
  
  Yes. M.2 and mSATA are just like SATA SSDs.

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480GB HyperX Predator M.2 SSD

Quality Recognition: Benchmark Reviews Silver Tachometer Award.

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