Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB m.2 PCIe SSD Review

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Sequential Read

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Kingston's HyperX Predator 480GB more than doubles the sequential read performance of Plextor's M6e Black Edition based on Marvell's previous-generation PCIe-to-flash controller. The Predator is nearly as fast as Samsung's SM951 in this test. 

Chris Ramseyer
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Chris Ramseyer was a senior contributing editor for Tom's Hardware. He tested and reviewed consumer storage.