Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
82 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
99 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
This 2TB SSD offers blazing-fast speeds (up to 14,700 MBps read and 14,000 MBps write) that gamers and power users will appreciate for faster load times. However, it lacks a heat sink, which may be a concern for sustained heavy workloads. Overall, it's a high-performance drive, but potential buyers should consider cooling solutions.
Pros
- Extreme read/write speeds
- Large 2TB capacity
- Improves gaming load times
- Designed for power users
Cons
- No heat sink included
- Potential overheating under load
Performance 4
Storage capacity 1
Cooling 1
Gaming suitability 1
Compatibility 1
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
Gaming
Console
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Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.