Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
95 Overall Score
vs
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Samsung
65 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
86 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
The Kingston FURY Renegade SSD is highly praised for its exceptional speed and performance, with users noting significant improvements in system responsiveness and gaming. It runs cool, especially with thermal pads, and is considered a great value, particularly for PS5 users. Minor complaints include poor packaging from Newegg and a missing screw, but overall, it's strongly recommended.
Pros
- Exceptional read/write speeds
- Runs cool with thermal pads
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Works well with PS5
Cons
- Poor packaging from Newegg
- Missing screw in box
- No heatsink included
Performance speed 6
Thermal management 3
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Ps5 compatibility 2
Packaging quality 2
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
No customer feedback yet
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Specifications
| Kingston Fury Renegade | Samsung T9 Portable SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | External |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| Protocol | NVMe | — |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | MLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
Pricing
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.111score per dollar
vs
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x20.042score per dollar
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.6x better value for money
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Verdict
Winner: Kingston Fury Renegade
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
