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Kingston FURY Renegade G5
The Silicon Motion SM2508 controller drives 14,800 MB/s reads and 14,000 MB/s writes, making this 4TB PCIe 5.0 drive one of the fastest M.2 2280 SSDs available. Its DRAM-less TLC design keeps power draw low, which suits laptops and consoles, though portability is its weakest area. Best for gamers and hardware enthusiasts upgrading to Gen 5 who need massive capacity and top-tier sequential speeds for load times.
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Read Speed 14,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 4000 TBW
89 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong random (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
What owners think
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72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 1 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 14000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2200000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 4000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital Black SN850X | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | 99.2 | 98.4 | 90.2 | 92.9 | 27.3 | 93.1 | 38.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 98.2 | 0 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.5 | 96.2 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 87.8 | 94.6 | 88.6 | 92.9 | 0 | 88 | 96.6 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.8 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 92.9 | 0 | 95.2 | 96.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 87.4 | 48.9 |
Usage Scores
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