HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 – Hitting 2.8GB/s
CrystalDiskMark and Conclusion
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 – Intel Z97 Platform
CrystalDiskMark is a small benchmark utility for drives and enables rapid measurement of sequential and random read/write speeds. Note that CDM only supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with a queue depth of 32 (as noted) for the last listed benchmark score. This can skew some results in favor of controllers that also do not support NCQ.
Single Drive:
Software RAID0:
Benchmark Results: The HyperX Predator 480GB M.2 PCIe SSD topped out at 1212MB/s read and 855MB/s on the sequential test with one drive and 2659MB/s read and 1592MB/s write once the second drive was up and running in RAID0.
Final Thoughts & Conclusions
Not many people are going to run out and purchase two $470 SSDs for a software RAID 0 configuration, but if you have $940 burning a hole in your pocket and want some incredible performance you could do a setup like this. On our Intel X99 test platform we were able to get sequential numbers on ATTO in the order of 2894 MB/s on the read test and 1739MB/s on the write tests. Those are very impressive sequential performance numbers and it just goes to show that M.2 PCIe SSDs are no joke and this form factor is going to be used for many more years to come!
| HyperX Predator PCIe SSD Drives | |||||
| Part Number | Capacity and Features | Sequential (R/W) | Max 4K IOPS (R/W) | MSRP | Price |
| SHPM2280P2/240G | M.2 Form Factor 240GB | 1400/600 MB/s | 160k/119k IOPS | $382.00 | $230.74 |
| SHPM2280P2/480G | M.2 Form Factor 480GB | 1400/1000 MB/s | 130k/118K IOPS | $764.00 | $458.74 |
| SHPM2280P2H/240G | HHHL Form Factor 240GB | 1400/600 MB/s | 160k/119k IOPS | $400.00 | $241.74 |
| SHPM2280P2H/480G | HHHL Form Factor 480GB | 1400/1000 MB/s | 130k/118K IOPS | $782.00 | $469.74 |
| SHPM2280P2H/960G | HHHL Form Factor 960GB | unknown | unknown | Q3 2015 | |
When it comes to pricing the Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB M.2 PCIe SSD with the HHHL adapter will run you $469.74 shipped. If you don’t plan on using this SSD inside an Intel NUC or on a desktop motherboard that has a M.2 PCIe slot you likely don’t need the HHHL adapter and can save a few bucks by getting the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD by itself.
Legit Bottom Line: A pair of HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID0 will be causing enthusiasts to drool with the fact that you can get over 2.8GB/s sequential read speeds!