Packaging and Contents:
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The HyperX Savage comes in an attractive black and red box. Along with a picture of the drive, the front advertises many of its key features including its 240GB capacity, rated speeds and three year warranty. The back of the box provides a bit more information as well as pictures of the box's contents.
The upgrade bundle kit that Kingston sent us for this review includes a number of accessories. Along with the HyperX Savage SSD you'll find a 2.5" USB 3.0 enclosure with a USB-to-mini-USB cable, multi-bit screwdriver, SATA data cable, 3.5" adapter bracket with screws, HyperX sticker and a small piece of paper with an activation key for Acronis True Image HD software.
Physical Features:
While a bit heavier than other SSDs, the HyperX Savage is very well constructed. The drive's outer casing is made entirely out of metal and is covered by a matte black finish. Along with the Savage name in glossy black, the top has a red, brushed aluminum insert with chrome highlights and a large "HyperX" logo on it.
The HyperX Savage uses Phison's new PS3110-S10 controller chip. The PS3110-S10 is powered by a quad-core CPU and supports up 8 NAND flash channels as well as features like end-to-end data path protection, SmartECC error correction and AES encryption. The controller also supports Device Sleep (DEVSLP) but for whatever reason it is not enabled on the HyperX Savage.
For the 240GB HyperX Savage, Kingston opted to use Toshiba's A19nm MLC NAND flash modules. Looking at the pictures above, you can see that there are eight of these 16GB NAND flash packages on either side of the PCB. The drive also has a single 256MB Nanya DDR3L-1600 SDRAM memory chip that is used for caching and garbage collection.
