PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
What Buyers Say
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this PNY M.2 SSD, praising its speed, value, and reliability. Many note it significantly improves system responsiveness and load times, and it works well as a system or data drive. A few mention minor drawbacks like lack of firmware support or that it's not the absolute fastest, but overall satisfaction is high.
Pros
- Fast speeds
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Reliable performance
- Good storage capacity
Cons
- No firmware update support
- Not the fastest SSD
- Price increased since purchase
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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
Scores
Specifications
| PNY CS2241 | Kingston Fury Renegade | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (70th percentile)
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
