Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB SSD Benchmark, good or bad?

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Your AS-SSD results indicate msahci - OK, which means that you are using Microsoft's default AHCI drivers.

If you have an Intel CPU then install Intel's latest AHCI drivers.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22271

If you have an AMD CPU then install AMD's latest AHCI drivers.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows 8 - 32

Also, the HyperX 3K uses a SandForce controller, so if you're looking for advertised Read/Write speeds then you probably need to benchmark with ATTO.

ATTO uses highly compressible data to test Read/Write speeds. Highly compressible data is the easiest type of data for any SSD to Read/Write.

AS-SSD uses highly incompressible data to test Read/Write speeds. Highly...
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Your AS-SSD results indicate msahci - OK, which means that you are using Microsoft's default AHCI drivers.

If you have an Intel CPU then install Intel's latest AHCI drivers.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22271

If you have an AMD CPU then install AMD's latest AHCI drivers.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows 8 - 32

Also, the HyperX 3K uses a SandForce controller, so if you're looking for advertised Read/Write speeds then you probably need to benchmark with ATTO.

ATTO uses highly compressible data to test Read/Write speeds. Highly compressible data is the easiest type of data for any SSD to Read/Write.

AS-SSD uses highly incompressible data to test Read/Write speeds. Highly incompressible data is the hardest type of data for any SSD to Read/Write.

 
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Will updating my AHCI drivers boost my SSD speed?
 
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Latest scores http://prntscr.com/36htf0. I also updated my Marvell Sata drivers, if that could have anything to do with it. Yes, my scores got lower, but it was faster, but after I updated my Marvell it, became slower.
 
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Your motherboard has 10 SATA 3 (6Gb/s) ports. Your SSD should be connected to one of the Intel 6Gb/s ports for best performance.

Connect the drive to the 1st Intel port (SATA3_0) if it is not there already.
See page 27 of your motherboard manual for the location of the port.

 
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Would that make a difference? It's already in a sata port?
 
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Crap, how they hell do I switch though? I think it's a software, I can't really reach the back, because it's hidden behind my GPU.
*Update: Reinstalled drivers for intel rapid storage technology, and I think it's the base now, is that good?
 
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