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SK hynix Gold S31 1TB SATA Gen3 2.5 inch Internal SSD | SSD 1TB | Up to 560MB/S | Solid State Drive | Compact 2.5" SSD Form Factor SSD | Internal Solid State Drive | SATA SSD
Digital Storage Capacity | 1000 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | SK hynix |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
Compatible Devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Gold |
About this item
- Premium SSD powered by the global top 2 memory manufacturer, a tech leader since 1983
- Best-in-class performance - Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 525MB/s with proprietary SK hynix HYPERWRITE cache technology
- Leading edge solution powered by in-house 3D NAND, controller and DRAM
- 5-year warranty, superior reliability and stability – Tested and validated through 1,000 hours of HTOL (Stress Test) with MTBF reaching 1.5 million hours, up to 600 TBW (TeraBytes Written)
- Easy installation across multiple devices, pairing with our custom SK hynix edition Macrium cloning software
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Storage Capacity | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 4.7 | 4.8 | — |
Easy to install | 4.6 | 4.7 | — | 4.7 | 4.8 | — |
Value for money | 4.5 | 4.7 | — | 4.5 | 4.6 | — |
For gaming | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | 4.4 | 4.9 | — |
Sold By | — | SKHynix_USA | Moment Semiconductor, Inc. | TEAMGROUP Inc. | SKHynix_USA | TOPRAM (SN# Recorded) |
storage capacity | 1000 GB | 2000 GB | 240 GB | 1024 GB | 2000 GB | 1 TB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | solid state drive | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | pci express 4.0 | sata 6 0 gb, sata 3 0 gb, sata 1 5 gb |
compatible devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop, Laptop | Compatible with PCIe 4.0 system. PCIe 3.0 system compatible performance of (up to) 3,500 MB/s read & (up to) 3,200 MB/s write. | Laptop |
form factor | 2.5-inch | M 2 | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | M.2 | 2.5-inch |
write speed | 525 | 3200 megabits per second | 500 megabits per second | 500 | 6500 | — |
read speed | 560 megabytes per second | 3500 megabytes per second | 535 megabytes per second | 550 megabytes per second | 7000 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | SK hynix |
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Series | SK hynix SuperCore Series - Gold S31 |
Item model number | SHGS31-1000GS-2 |
Hardware Platform | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives |
Item Weight | 1.85 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.94 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches |
Color | Gold |
Flash Memory Size | 1 TB |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
Manufacturer | SK hynix |
ASIN | B07SNHB4RC |
Date First Available | August 15, 2019 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #607 in Internal Solid State Drives |
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Extraordinary TBWThe Gold S31 is forged for endurance. We lead the industry in sustained performance, putting each product through its paces. Enduring rigorous 1,000-hour stress tests the Gold S31 achieved an impressive 600-TBW (Terabytes Written, 1TB Standard) rating. |
Data Migration in a FlashWe provide our customized SK hynix edition Macrium cloning software for data transfers and OS migration along with our Easy Kit software so you can check the performance and status of your SSD at a glance. |
Golden 5-Year ProtectionSK hynix promises quality with confidence. Our products have long lasting performance so our loyal customers can purchase with peace of mind. |
Super Charged CapacityThe 7mm thick 2.5" form factor case of the Gold S31 makes it easily compatible with both laptops and desktops. Choose from a variety of capacities, including 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB versions for all of your blazing-fast data transfer needs. |
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Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | 2.5" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
Interface | PCIe NVMe 3 | PCIe NVMe 3 | PCIe NVMe 3 | SATA 3 | SATA 3 | SATA 3 |
Sequential Read | up to 3,500MB/s | up to 3,500MB/s | up to 3,500MB/s | up to 560MB/s | up to 560MB/s | up to 560MB/s |
Sequential Write | up to 3,200MB/s | up to 3,200MB/s | up to 3,100MB/s | up to 525MB/s | up to 525MB/s | up to 500MB/s |
TBW (Terabytes Written) | 1,200TBW | 750TBW | 500TBW | 600TBW | 300TBW | 150TBW |
DRAM | SK hynix LPDDR4 | SK hynix LPDDR4 | SK hynix LPDDR4 | SK hynix LPDDR3 | SK hynix LPDDR3 | SK hynix LPDDR3 |
Controller | SK hynix Cepheus | SK hynix Cepheus | SK hynix Cepheus | SK hynix Quartz | SK hynix Quartz | SK hynix Quartz |
Protection Plan | 5-Years | 5-Years | 5-Years | 5-Years | 5-Years | 5-Years |
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Customers like the performance, quality and speed of the computer drive. For example, they mention it's more than adequate for an operating system and basic productivity applications, it boots really fast and offers lightning-fast data transfer. Customers are also impresseded with the value, saying it'll be a fantastic investment for cheap reliable storage. As for installation, they say it'd be easy to install.
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Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They say it adds new life to an older computer, performs wonderfully, runs nice, and is more than adequate for an operating system and basic productivity applications. It speeds up start-up and is good for the operating system of a dual-core system. It works perfectly for mounting the drive and is reliable and suitable to their needs.
"...I use it on my gaming PC and it does everything I needed to do. Doesn’t bottleneck my system at all." Read more
"...All of that to say, if you're looking for high end performance, reliability, and longevity, you won't find it cheaper than you will with these SK..." Read more
"...It would be more than adequate for an operating system and basic productivity applications, subject to the same limitations you’d encounter with..." Read more
"...laptop when I got a black screen with white text saying it could not find my Hard Drive...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the computer drive. For example, they say it's an excellent hardware replacement, and a good quality replacement for their original HDD. Some say that the SSD itself seems very good, and is well constructed. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance, reliability, and longevity of the product.
"...to say, if you're looking for high end performance, reliability, and longevity, you won't find it cheaper than you will with these SK Hynix Golds...." Read more
"...Upgrade your system with this reliable and high-performing SSD, and experience the benefits of faster boot times, shorter load times, and overall..." Read more
"...Eventually, the silicon chips start failing. So, a 600 TBWrite before failure is pretty good...." Read more
"...That would be too bad for them. It really is excellent hardware." Read more
Customers like the speed of the computer drive. For example, they say it boots really fast, offers lightning-fast data transfer, and has blazing-fast access to files. That said, some say they have no complaints or lags of note, and that the cloning process was fast. Overall, most are happy with the speed and performance of the drive.
"...Doesn’t bottleneck my system at all." Read more
"...They're plenty fast enough to be used as external drives for video editing and using them as a boot drive will breathe new life into that old..." Read more
"...write speeds of up to 560MB/s, this solid-state drive offers lightning-fast data transfer and quick access to your files...." Read more
"...Read and Write speeds are really fast and the packaging was really nice" Read more
Customers find the installation of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it's straightforward, plug-and-play, and takes Windows 10 easily. Some say the upgrade was fairly straightforward. Overall, most are satisfied with the installation process.
"Easy to install works great. I use it on my gaming PC and it does everything I needed to do. Doesn’t bottleneck my system at all." Read more
"...The compact 2.5" form factor makes it easy to install in various devices, and the SATA interface ensures wide compatibility...." Read more
"...This makes it so easy. When you download the free data migration software, make sure to get the instruction file with it...." Read more
"...Not a millimeter off. The OS install flew. This drive is stellar in this context. If you need a 2.5" SSD, I highly recommend this one." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's a fantastic value for installing games or using in UnRAID as a scratch cache. Customers also say it’s worth the value for cheap reliable storage that's faster than mechanical.
"...The price per gb is hard to beat as well. I have not experienced any issues with corrupt data, overheating, inability to mount, etc...." Read more
"...memory chips and no moving parts, I knew I could trust it and the price was right for a 1TB SSD drive...." Read more
"...My conclusion is that it's definitely worth the premium price." Read more
"...Product price per GB was very competitive...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the boot time of the drive. They mention that it boots up very quickly, and the system responsiveness is much improved. They also say that starting programs is way faster, and some previously unplayable games are now playable. The booting speed of the SSD beats any other, and it loads his profile in another 2 seconds. Customers also say their computer starts up wonderfully and that the boot times and program launch times are consistent.
"...this reliable and high-performing SSD, and experience the benefits of faster boot times, shorter load times, and overall improved responsiveness...." Read more
"...My computer starts up wonderfully, but when I open the file explorer, it takes a whole five seconds to load anything for the first little bit...." Read more
"...It speeds up start-up and is good for the Operating system of a dual-core system." Read more
"...even the awful Adobe viewer "ultimate slug" sw. Yes, booting much faster to. Didn't help the other testing scores (and it shouldn't)...." Read more
Customers like the storage space provided by the computer drive. They mention that it provides decent storage, works great for storing games, and is awesome. Some say that it doubled their storage and is great for external storage. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and capacity of the drive.
"...is the perfect choice for those seeking a reliable and efficient internal solid-state drive." Read more
"...But it was worth every minute.This is an excellent drive...." Read more
"...No more 100% hard drive usage...." Read more
"...These SATA SSD drives are great for external storage, and does not get hot like NVME drives." Read more
Customers are mixed about the cloning software. Some find it intuitive and easy to navigate, while others say that it's troublesome and doesn't function properly.
"...solid-state drive offers lightning-fast data transfer and quick access to your files...." Read more
"...had the best disk performance, highest price and the most troublesome clone software...." Read more
"...It is nice because it can copy your old hard drive data (as long as your old drive can boot up into Windows) WHILE WINDOWS IS RUNNING!!!..." Read more
"...my EZ-UP3 to clone the SSD, but after several attempts, it didn't clone a bootable copy. I spent another $12 for a USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA...." Read more
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I'd also like to touch on a trend I've seen recently where people are swapping out their old HDD's for SSD's, but after price shopping, end up purchasing cheaper DRAM-less SSD's to save a few bucks. There is a lot of good information regarding DRAM available to you should you seek it out, so I won't go into detail, however, I will say that while DRAM-less SSD's will work fine for a while and provide you with the speed you've been looking for (at first), you are not saving money in the long run. You also run the risk of losing data due to a drive failing prematurely, which means backing up your data is twice as important (which means buying yet ANOTHER harddrive for backups. Remember what I said about not saving any money?).
All of that to say, if you're looking for high end performance, reliability, and longevity, you won't find it cheaper than you will with these SK Hynix Golds. There may be better SSD's on the market from a performance standpoint, but not by much, and certainly not at this price.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021
I'd also like to touch on a trend I've seen recently where people are swapping out their old HDD's for SSD's, but after price shopping, end up purchasing cheaper DRAM-less SSD's to save a few bucks. There is a lot of good information regarding DRAM available to you should you seek it out, so I won't go into detail, however, I will say that while DRAM-less SSD's will work fine for a while and provide you with the speed you've been looking for (at first), you are not saving money in the long run. You also run the risk of losing data due to a drive failing prematurely, which means backing up your data is twice as important (which means buying yet ANOTHER harddrive for backups. Remember what I said about not saving any money?).
All of that to say, if you're looking for high end performance, reliability, and longevity, you won't find it cheaper than you will with these SK Hynix Golds. There may be better SSD's on the market from a performance standpoint, but not by much, and certainly not at this price.
On Friday, April 29th, 2022, I was working on my laptop when I got a black screen with white text saying it could not find my Hard Drive. I immediately powered it off, removed the power cord and the battery. I ten removed the hard drive and re-inserted it. After powering it up it did finally restart Windows 10 and I finished my work day. That night I got on Amazon and searched through replacement, THIN laptop hard disk drives and found this SK Hynix Gold S31 1TB Solid State Drive (SSD). Most people are not familiar with the name HYNIX, but they have been making memory chips for a very, very long time and are in a lot of high-end Computer Graphics cards. They compete with Samsung as the 2nd if not the 1st largest high-speed memory chip manufacturers in the world. So, they are a good, trustworthy brand name. And since Solid State Hard dives, like this one are all memory chips and no moving parts, I knew I could trust it and the price was right for a 1TB SSD drive. It also has a 5 year manufaturers warranty and has a very impressive 600 Terra-byte of writing to the drive before even one bit of the memory failed in theirs tests. That's important because the main draw-back of solid state drives compared to mechanical, spinning disk drives, is that the memory chips have a limit to how many times you can write to the memory, erase it and write to the same place again. Eventually, the silicon chips start failing. So, a 600 TBWrite before failure is pretty good. I ordered it on Friday night and I am fortunate enough to live in one of the cities where I got it the next day with Amazon Prime next day shipping.
SK Hynix has partnered with Macrium software to come up with a free data migration software download. Macrium has a good software program you can purchase from them that is a little pricey. It is nice because it can copy your old hard drive data (as long as your old drive can boot up into Windows) WHILE WINDOWS IS RUNNING!!! This makes it so easy. When you download the free data migration software, make sure to get the instruction file with it. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO HAVE A SATA-toUSB adapter cable to use the software., so make sure to purchase one if you do not have one already. I bought one of those off of Amazon a long time ago, Mine is made by StarTech. Search Amazon for "StarTech SATA to USB adapter cable" and you should find it. I won't go into the details of how to use the software here. Just follow the well written instructions. It took several hours to completely copy all data from my older drive to my new SK Hynix Gold SSD drive. About 11 hours for me. That was for a 1 terabyte hard drive to a new 1 terabyte hard drive. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR AC ADAPTER plugged into your laptop if that is where your old drive is installed. Then, put in in a place where no one will come along and mess with the laptop while the migration software is running.
No the good news. After it was all done migrating the data from my old drive to the new drive, i replaced the old drive in my laptop with this new SK Hynix one and restarted it. (Make sure you have AC power unplugged and the battery of your laptop removed while replacing your hard drive).
Once I pressed the power button on my laptop, it took 15 SECONDS and then I was at my login prompt. I entered that and in another 20-30 SECONDS (!!!) I was at my main Windows 10 screen. I clicked the Google Chrome button on my task bar and in less than 15 seconds, Chrome was up and running (I have 6 tabs in Chrome that startup, including two Gmail accounts). Since this is a company laptop, they have installed a lot of very thorough security software that scans my laptop memory and Hard Drive at boot-up as well, so I can only say my experience with the old Hybrid (solid state cache memory on a spinning disk drive) with this new completely Solid State drive is NIGHT AND DAY! Now I have lots of Physical RAM installed on my laptop as well. If you don't have enough system RAM, just getting a SSD drive may not give you the same results as I have now. Both RAM and the Hard drive are key hardware components to fast performance. But if you laptop has plenty of RAM and is sluggish to start like mine was, I am pretty sure getting a new Solid State hard drive may very well be what you need. Also, a lot of junk malware could slow your computer down a LOT so have someone you trust clean all the crap software off of your laptop, verify that you RAM usage when you have most of your normal programs up and running . Your RAM usage should be 50% or less for best performance. If you have a "Clean" computer, and are using less than 50% of RAM, get one of these SK Hynix drives. I think you will be very pleased. I know I got amazing results.
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計測ソフトはおなじみのCrystalDiskMark。
うん、SATA 2それなりの速度!w
でもですね、、、Windowsの起動やアプリの起動速度などは、SATA 3接続したPCと誤差程度で、あまり違いは感じないですね。
CPUが遅いPCなので、Windows UpdateはCPU側の負荷の問題で、やや遅い感じ。
本当にPC側がSATA 2で、SSD側がSATA 3なのかの証拠として、
これもおなじみの、CrystalDiskInfoでSMART値画像を添付しておきました。
本当は500GBか、1TBモデルを買おうと思いましたが、もう製造してないのか知りませんが「現在在庫切れです。この商品の再入荷予定は立っておりません。」になってるので、250GBモデルを購入。
Windowsシステム専用程度として使うなら余裕の容量です(空きは概ね、180GBほどです)。
もしも120GB程度のSSDを使った場合、かなり窮屈です。
ファイル保存などはUSBメモリなどへ行えばいいし。
クローンソフトはhynix公式サイトから入手できますが、
使った感じでは素直に1回でクローンできました。
目的のパーティションのみ移行可能です。
使い勝手も良し。
他にSSD管理ソフトも提供されてますが(画像添付)、
たいした機能はなく、状態やファームウェアなどを見る程度のソフトです。
ざっくりと見た感じでは、メインメモリをキャッシュ化したり、オーバープロビジョニングをする機能は見つかりませんでした。
妙に起動が遅いのが欠点です。
なお、Windows 11でも作動します。
TBW値もかなり高い製品なので、それを鵜呑みにすれば、ある程度の過酷な使用条件でも寿命は長めなのではないかと・・・。
最近のSSD製品は「お菓子のような扱いかっ!w」と言いたくなるようなパッケージングが多いですが、
この製品はパッケージが豪華でしっかりとしているのと、丁寧な内部の商品梱包なのが好印象。
まぁ、以上のような普通は行わないような無理やり環境でも普通に使えてますので、
相性問題も発生しにくいでしょう(科学的根拠のない無責任発言)。
Reviewed in Japan on May 16, 2022
計測ソフトはおなじみのCrystalDiskMark。
うん、SATA 2それなりの速度!w
でもですね、、、Windowsの起動やアプリの起動速度などは、SATA 3接続したPCと誤差程度で、あまり違いは感じないですね。
CPUが遅いPCなので、Windows UpdateはCPU側の負荷の問題で、やや遅い感じ。
本当にPC側がSATA 2で、SSD側がSATA 3なのかの証拠として、
これもおなじみの、CrystalDiskInfoでSMART値画像を添付しておきました。
本当は500GBか、1TBモデルを買おうと思いましたが、もう製造してないのか知りませんが「現在在庫切れです。この商品の再入荷予定は立っておりません。」になってるので、250GBモデルを購入。
Windowsシステム専用程度として使うなら余裕の容量です(空きは概ね、180GBほどです)。
もしも120GB程度のSSDを使った場合、かなり窮屈です。
ファイル保存などはUSBメモリなどへ行えばいいし。
クローンソフトはhynix公式サイトから入手できますが、
使った感じでは素直に1回でクローンできました。
目的のパーティションのみ移行可能です。
使い勝手も良し。
他にSSD管理ソフトも提供されてますが(画像添付)、
たいした機能はなく、状態やファームウェアなどを見る程度のソフトです。
ざっくりと見た感じでは、メインメモリをキャッシュ化したり、オーバープロビジョニングをする機能は見つかりませんでした。
妙に起動が遅いのが欠点です。
なお、Windows 11でも作動します。
TBW値もかなり高い製品なので、それを鵜呑みにすれば、ある程度の過酷な使用条件でも寿命は長めなのではないかと・・・。
最近のSSD製品は「お菓子のような扱いかっ!w」と言いたくなるようなパッケージングが多いですが、
この製品はパッケージが豪華でしっかりとしているのと、丁寧な内部の商品梱包なのが好印象。
まぁ、以上のような普通は行わないような無理やり環境でも普通に使えてますので、
相性問題も発生しにくいでしょう(科学的根拠のない無責任発言)。